Legal Opinion
Brown v. Avondale Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 23, 1993No. 93-C-0388PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
617 So.2d 482 (1993)
Thomas P. BROWN, et al.
v.
AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.
No. 93-C-0388.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 23, 1993.
2Per curiam
The injured employee received worker's compensation benefits under 33 U.S.C. § 905(a), the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, during the time of concurrent jurisdiction with the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Act. Because the employee elected benefits under the federal Act, the state Act was not implicated. Defendant, even if it would be a statutory employer under the state Act, cannot claim the tort immunity provided to principals by that Act, because…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Harrison v. JeaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
4Cited by7 opinions
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- Kerr v. Smith Petroleum Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1995
- Charles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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