Ansello v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd.

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from the compensation judge’s dismissal of respondent Daniel Ansello’s request for benefits under the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act (“Minnesota Act”), Minn. Stat. ch. 176 (2016). The compensation judge concluded that the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“Longshore Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 901-60 (2012), provided Ansello’s exclusive remedy and that -the case should be dismissed in any event under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (“WCCA”) reversed. Because we agree with the WCCA that…