Riverboat Comp Case Moves To 5th Circuit

The attorney for a permanently moored New Orleans riverboat casino expects a recent ruling by a Chicago judicial panel to help his client's contention that its injured employees are covered by workers' compensation, not maritime law.

Peter Sloss, with Murphy, Rogers and Sloss in New Orleans, who is due to argue the matter this week before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said that last month's decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit is "very helpful for us" and should "have some persuasive authority."

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