Joseph B. Fontenot, and Ann Fontenot v. Awi, Inc., the Western Atlas International

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Joseph B. Fontenot and his wife, Ann Fontenot, sued his employer, Western Atlas International, Inc. (“Western Atlas”), and others, under the Jones Act and general maritime tort principles, for injuries that he sustained while off-loading his tool box from a crewboat that was docked in naviga*1128ble waters at Motto’s Landing in Buras, Louisiana. Western Atlas moved for summary judgment on the grounds that the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the “LHWCA”)1 was Fonte-not’s exclusive remedy against his employer. The trial judge granted the motion, finding that…