Opinion ID: 3040134
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: e., Jones Act and unseaworthiness claims:

Text: Q: “[H]aving read this [paragraph in your Terms of Employment] before you were injured, did you ever at any time, either before you were injured or after, make any inquiry, question anybody in any way, in writing or verbally, about what it meant to be covered under federal maritime bene- fits? Huseman: No, I didn’t. [3] Huseman did nothing to inquire about the availability or extent of federal remedies and until just before filing suit after the limitations periods had expired, never inquired of anyone about the process and timing for invocation of federal benefits. Under these circumstances, Huseman has not shown the requisite due diligence for equitable tolling. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 897 (9th Cir. 2003) (noting that due diligence is required to trigger equitable tolling).