State Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over LHWCA Attorney

A Texas appellate court ruled that a state trial court lacked jurisdiction over an out-of-state attorney who had represented a claimant in a Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act case before the claimant moved to Texas. Case: Weltin v. Homeport Insurance Co., No. 01-25-00155-CV, 08/13/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: Daniel Weltin, a California attorney with the Law Offices of Daniel Weltin, represented Veronica Gray-McRae in a federal administrative claim filed in California and seeking benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act for ...