Out-of-State Insurance Carrier Owed No Coverage for Worker's Claim

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the state comp system had exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether an out-of-state carrier owed coverage for a worker’s claim. Case: O’Bannon v. Moriah Technologies, No. 2017 CA 0728, 03/29/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Adam O'Bannon was a resident of Louisiana but worked for Moriah Technologies, a Texas corporation that provides cellular telephone tower installation services. O’Bannon suffered injuries while working in Louisiana in June 2012. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in Louisiana, nami...