5th Circuit Briefed On LHWCA ‘Twilight Zone’ Claims Preemption

Mealey's (June 30, 2022, 2:05 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Parties to a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case involving whether the Longshore Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) preempts asbestos claims filed supplemental briefs on how “twilight zone” concurrent jurisdiction works when a state does not provide a workers’ compensation remedy and in June 27 and 28 letter briefs debated the impact of recent district court rulings....