A federal court recently made a ruling on a suit filed by a shipyard employee who was injured on a vessel after slipping on wet paint.
Errol Chouset, plaintiff and an employee of the Superior repair yard, alleged in Louisiana District Court that, while working aboard the
M/V Hannah B, he noticed wet paint on the deck and reported it to his foreman. After reporting that, he claimed the foreman ordered him to continue working.
Chouset alleged that he slipped on the paint and injured his back.
As a result, Chouset filed claims against Superior and Offshore Marine, the owner of the vessel, under Longshore Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).
Chouset filed a motion to add Superior as a direct defendant and Offshore moved to name Superior as a third party defendant.
Superior challenged being named as a third party defendant but on January 26th, the Court ruled against them and the case is proceeding.
Read about the case here.
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