Family Waives Response To LHWCA ‘Twilight Zone’ Asbestos Petition

(October 11, 2023, 1:30 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The family of a maritime worker whose state law asbestos tort the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals allowed as falling within the Longshore Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) “twilight zone” indicated Oct. 10 that they would not respond to a U.S. Supreme Court petition claiming that the “result-driven” opinion ignores the law’s unambiguous preemption clause and threatens far-reaching consequences....