Rando v. Anco Insulations Inc.

Iil dissent from the majority’s holding that mesothelioma is not a compensable occupational disease under the pre-1975 version of the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”).

The issue before the Court involves an examination of the 1952 version of La. R.S. 23:1031.1 to determine if asbestos is an oxygen compound or a metal compound under that statute. The majority recites the correct rules of statutory construction, namely, that “[w]hen a law is clear and unambiguous and its application does not lead to absurd consequences, the law is applied as written, and no further interpretation…