Court of Special Appeals of Maryland May 31, 2012, 26, September Term, 2010 (Dize v. Ass'n of Maryland Pilots)

GRAEFF, J.

William S. Dize, appellant, filed a claim in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against his employer, the Association of Maryland Pilots (the “Association”), appellee, pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104 (2006),

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after he was diagnosed with silicosis of the lungs. In his claim, Mr.