摘要: |
Maritime Law-Personal Injury. Conflict preemption did not apply to state law tort claims brought by a maritime worker who allegedly contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working on a shipyard, given that, under the limited circumstances in which the injury occurred in the twilight zone of permissible concurrent jurisdiction, in Louisiana, and worker neither sought nor obtained Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) compensation and his injuries were not covered by the relevant version of the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act (WCA), the operation of state law did not create an unacceptable obstacle to the purpose of the LHWCA.-Barrosse v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (C.A.5-La.), No. 21-30761, June 12, 2023, Engelhardt, J., 2023 WL 3940556. |