The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the granting of summary judgment in favor of a defendant vessel owner on the grounds that the longshoreman working aboard the defendant's vessel could not establish that the defendant breached a duty owed to him. In doing so, the Fifth Circuit provided a succinct review of the duties owed by a vessel owner under §905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act in the context of dangerous work being performed in hazardous conditions. The case is Abston v. Jungerhaus Mar. Servs. GMBH & Co. KG, C.A. No. 15-41381, 2016 WL 6574085, at *1 (5th Cir. Nov. 4, 2016). Continue reading >