Coppola v. Logistec Connecticut, Inc.

Under the rule articulated by the majority, state compensation laws will be extended seaward and allowed to coexist with federal jurisdiction over any claim “involving injuries incurred on navigable waters when the employer and the employee are locally based, the employment contract is performed within *35the state and partly on land, the injury took place on the state’s territorial waters and the employer [is] required under the state [Workers’ Compensation] [A]ct to secure compensation for any land based injuries incurred by the employee.” Majority opinion, p. 5; cf. Lane v. Universal…