Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1998No. 96-2654PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge BUTZNER joined.
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
A maritime worker exposed to asbestos during 30 years of employment filed a claim for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. His employer did not contest the right to benefits for his asbestosis. However, the employer argued that it should be relieved from shouldering the full amount of the benefits, pursuant to the special fund provision of § 908(f) of the LHWCA, because the…
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