Supreme Court Wants Response To LHWCA ‘Twilight Zone’ Asbestos Petition

(October 20, 2023, 1:56 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court asked a family of a maritime worker to respond to a petition for certiorari claiming that a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals “result-driven” opinion allowing a worker to forego a Longshore Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) claim and pursue a tort claim under the law’s “twilight zone” doctrine ignores the far-reaching consequences of such a ruling....