Jones v. Compression Coat Corp.

| JETERS, Judge.

This appeal involves the issue of borrowed employee status in the context of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C.A. § 901, et seq. The plaintiff, Louis Jones, appeals from an adverse summary judgment on the issue in favor of Lena Laine d/b/a Paul Laine Company, a defendant in the case.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

Lena Laine d/b/a Paul Laine Company (PLC) was in the business of leasing cranes and barges to companies and providing bulkhead and erosion control services. Compression Coat Corporation (Compression Coat), an oilfield-related business, was…