Wilcox v. Max Welders, LLC

1 Citing case

  1. Overton v. M/V Altro Donna, LLC

    CIVIL ACTION No. 18-6338 SECTION I (E.D. La. May. 2, 2019)

    Overton has asserted a claim of vessel negligence against the TOMORROW entities. Pursuant to the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. ยง 905(b), a "worker may pursue a tort action against the owner of a vessel for acts of negligence." Wilcox v. Max Welders, LLC, No. 12-2389, 2014 WL 585603, at *2 (E.D. La. Feb. 13, 2014) (Africk, J.) (quoting Levene v. Pintail Enters., Inc., 943 F.2d 528, 531 (5th Cir. 1991)). However, "Section 905(b) makes clear that the vessel owner may not be sued when the injury was caused by the negligence of those performing stevedoring services."