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· 6/30/1992

Crystal B. Grantham, Wife and Fred C. Grantham, Jr. v. Avondale Industries, Inc., A/K/A Avondale Shipyards, Inc.

Citations

  • 964 F.2d 471
  • 1993 A.M.C. 1671
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 14844
  • 1992 WL 129950

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  • deciding LHWCA preempts some state law immunities that conflict with LHWCA, while acknowledging that Fifth Circuit precedent does not address Supreme Court precedent and observing “there is a powerful argument that [the Fifth Circuit has] taken a wrong turn”
  • finding the risk of interference “de minimis” balanced out against New Jersey’s “deep” interest in enforcing CEPA

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Judges: Garwood, Higginbotham, Barksdale

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