Bourque v. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC.

AMY, Judge.

| former employee and wife brought personal injury action against former employer, alleging occupational exposure to asbestos. Former employer filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging that any remedy the plaintiffs may have is exclusively through the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, which preempts state remedies. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural History

The plaintiffs filed suit against various defendants, including Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc. (LCS), the appellee in the…