states, "Plaintiff, George Walter Gaines, is a Seaman and files this action under the maritime laws of the United States as well as any applicable federal statutes." 2 . Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(h) states, in pertinent part: (h) Admiralty and Maritime Claims. A pleading or count setting forth a claim for relief within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction that is also within the jurisdiction of the district court on some other ground may contain a statement identifying the claim as an admiralty or maritime claim for the purposes of Rules 14(c), 38(c), 82.... If the claim is cognizable only in admiralty, it is an admiralty or maritime claim for those purposes whether so identified or not. 3 . See Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 498 U.S. 19, 111 S.Ct. 317, 112 L.Ed.2d 275 (1990) (<HOLDING>); Meaige v. Hartley Marine Corp., 925 F.2d 700,
recognizing the importance of the employers knowledge of the disability recognizing the right of recoupment in admiralty recognizing the diminished importance of the state policy factor recognizing importance of transcript to rehabilitation of debtor recognizing the importance of uniformity in admiralty jurisprudence