Legal Opinion
Motta v. Resource Shipping & Enterprises Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 22, 1980No. 76 Civ. 5217 (CHT)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
This case constitutes yet another episode in the enduring struggle to correctly interpret and apply problematic provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. (hereinafter referred to as LHWCA or the Act). The question raised here is whether an insurance company to which a longshoreman’s personal injury claim has automatically been assigned because the longshoreman failed to institute suit within six months of receiving his compensation award, see id. § 933(b), can effectively ratify the longshoreman’s commencement…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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