The Virginia Supreme Court held that without a contractual agreement connecting two parties as "fellow employees," the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act does not apply.
In Hudson v. Jarrett, No. 040433, 01/14/2005, Hudson, an employee of Universal Maritime Services Corporation (Universal), was loading and unloading cargo from a ship owned by Columbia Coastal Transport LLC (Columbia) when his vessel collided with another vessel. The other vessel (the M/V In-grid Oldendorf) was operated by Jarrett, who was an employee of Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc. (Coope...
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