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SKIDMORE v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 72-1981.

356 F.Supp. 670 (1973)

Joseph SKIDMORE, Jr., Plaintiff, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

March 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis R. Koerner, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Ashton R. Hardy, New Orleans, La., for defendants.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., imposes safety requirements on employers engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. This suit asserts that the statute, by implication, creates a private cause of action for civil damages against executive officers of the employer for the employer's failure to comply with the Act.1

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