The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland ruled that the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act barred a railway worker’s suit under the Federal Employers Liability Act.
Case: Crowe v. CSX Transportation Inc., No. 922, 08/28/2019, published.
Facts: From 1960 to 1969, Clyde Crowe worked for the Western Maryland Railway at the Port Covington yard and port facility, supervising the loading of freight onto rail cars and trucks.
Dockworkers would unload burlap bags of raw asbestos using a metal hook that often tore holes in the material. Crowe said he was often in clos...
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