Mealey's (May 20, 2022, 12:23 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Tort claims alleged against an employer’s insurer in an asbestos coverage dispute must be dismissed because the claims are preempted by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), a federal statute that provides medical and disability benefits to covered maritime workers, a Louisiana federal judge said May 19 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....