Legal Opinion
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 5, 2001No. 00-1208PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Donald Hutchins, an employee for Bath Iron Works (BIW), was awarded medical benefits in 1991 because of a work-related injury stemming from exposure to asbestos dust and other pulmonary irritants. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company (Birmingham) was ruled to be the responsible carrier. Four years later, Hutchins sought and obtained full disability benefits. At that time, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that Hutchins had been exposed to additional irritants while BIW was self-insured and therefore shifted responsibility for his payments to BIW. The Benefits…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- The Travelers Insurance Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Security Agency, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second Compensation District, and Joseph Tropea, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Plaintiff-Employer-Appellant, and American Policyholders' Insurance Company And/or American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and Hartford Accident& Indemnity Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and the State Insurance Fund, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant v. Thorleif Johansen, Defendant-Claimant-Respondent, and Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Second Compensation District, Defendant-Respondent. Todd Shipyards Corporation, Inc., Employer-Plaintiff-Appellant, and Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier-Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second District and Frank A. Cardillo, as Deputy Commissioner and Raymond LebowitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- O'KEEFFE v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- General Dynamics Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bath Iron Works Corp. v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- New Haven Terminal Corp., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Richard Lake and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Dept. Of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Cunningham v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Pan Am Railways, Inc. v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
- Carswell v. E. Pihl & SonsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
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