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Mar 4, 2025

California Supreme Court Preserves Maritime Claims for Workers Excluded from LHWCA

In an important decision for maritime law and workers’ rights, the California Supreme Court has ruled that workers excluded from the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) may…

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Mar 4, 2025

California Supreme Court Preserves Maritime Claims for Workers Excluded from LHWCA

California Supreme Court Preserves Maritime Claims for Workers Excluded from LHWCA California Supreme Court Preserves Maritime Claims for Workers Excluded from LHWCA

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Aug 7, 2013

Ninth Circuit Construes Longshore Act’s Intoxication Defense Provisions

The Longshore Act provides that no compensation shall be payable if the injury “was occasioned solely by the intoxication of the employee” [33 U.S.C.S. § 903(c), emphasis added]. The Ninth...

Ninth Circuit Construes Longshore Act’s Intoxication Defense Provisions Ninth Circuit Construes Longshore Act’s Intoxication Defense Provisions

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Oct 16, 2023

NY Employee’s Unwitnessed Fatal Heart Attack Found Compensable Under Circumstances

NY Employee’s Unwitnessed Fatal Heart Attack Found Compensable Under Circumstances NY Employee’s Unwitnessed Fatal Heart Attack Found Compensable Under Circumstances

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Jul 21, 2022

Louisiana Plaintiff’s Civil Action Against Company Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement

A Louisiana appellate court held a plaintiff could not maintain a tort action against a defendant where the plaintiff and the defendant had settled a workers’ compensation action that involved...

Louisiana Plaintiff’s Civil Action Against Company Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement Louisiana Plaintiff’s Civil Action Against Company Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement

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