Legal Opinion
Talik v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 2008No. 2006-1808PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLanzinger, J.
{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked to determine whether the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), Section 901 et seq., Title 33, U.S.Code, preempts a claim under Ohio law alleging that the claimant’s employer caused an injury through an intentional act committed with the belief that injury was “substantially certain” to occur. We hold that the federal law preempts a claim against an employer for intentional tort based upon substantial certainty.
I. Case Background
{¶ 2} Appellee Joseph Talik worked as a longshoreman for appellant Federal Marine Terminal, Inc., at the port of…
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