Legal Opinion
Fearson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 28, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-1168PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ joint motions for summary judg ment. The defendants first move for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s claims are barred by the three-year statute of limitations. Defendants also move for summary judgment on the ground that § 33(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., (adopted as D.C. Workers’ Compensation Act, 36 D.C.Code § 501 et seq.) bars the bringing of this action by the plaintiff widow due to a settlement agreement which was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Maytrude Jones, Administratrix of Estate of Alexander L. Jones, Dec., Maytrude Jones v. Rogers Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Luis C. Forteza E Hijos, Inc. v. Tom MillsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Grigsby v. Sterling Drug, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Pierce v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Olsen v. Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. CoxDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Potts v. Celotex Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1990
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