Injured Worker Can't Maintain Suit Against Shipbuilder

The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit against a shipbuilder, finding that the business and the worker’s employer functioned as a single entity. Case: Sanders v. Vigor Fab LLC, Nos. 17CV37480 and A168740, 12/30/2020, published. Facts: Ronald Sanders worked for Vigor Marine LLC as a boilermaker and welder. He allegedly suffered injuries while trimming a steel deck plate for a barge being built by Vigor Fab LLC. Vigor Maine and Vigor Fab were both wholly owned subsidiaries of Vigor Industrial LLC. Vigor Industrial is in the busines...