On March 11 , 2015 , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit published U.S. v. Kaluza , wherein it discussed the individuals included within the statute 's " other person " provision . The court determined that two " well site leaders " working on the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the explosion were not " other person s . " Using the ejusdem generis statutory interpretation rule , the Fifth Circuit reasoned that " well site leaders " did not have the same " common attribute " as vessel captains , engineers , and pilots ( individuals who were involved in the " marine operations , maintenance , or navigation of the vessel . " )
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