Supreme Court Revives Worker's Maritime Tort Claims for Accident on Man-Made Island

The Alaska Supreme Court revived a worker’s maritime tort claims arising from an accident that resulted in the loss of his leg while he was helping to unload cargo on a man-made island. ENI Petroleum U.S. LLC owned the land and the oil and gas leases on Spy Island, an 11-acre, man-made island drill site in the Beaufort Sea. ENI Petroleum contracted with ENI U.S. Operating Co. Inc. to perform the exploration and development of oil and gas on the island. ENI Operating signed an agreement with ASRC Energy Services E&P Technology Inc. to provide labor and services to operate the ...