Employer Can Assign Right to Reimbursement for Maintenance and Cure

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a maritime worker could assert a claim for reimbursement of the maintenance and cure that his employer paid to him after he received an assignment of rights against the third-party tortfeasor. Case: Williams v. Buck Kreihs Marine Repair LLC, No. 2021-C-0001, 02/24/2021, published. Facts: Kendrick Williams worked for Associated Terminals LLC as an equipment operator and seaman on the Myrtle Grove Marine Terminal, a watercraft operating in the navigable waters of the Mississippi River. Williams was on fire watch on the vessel while steel w...