Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1993No. 91-4176PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1988), insulate the employer of a harbor worker from its obligation assumed pursuant to contract to indemnify a shipyard on account of a claim for injury sustained by the worker. This issue has been settled in other circuits but not in this circuit. We agree with the district court and the uniform body of other decisions and hold that the employer, Consolidated Industrial Skills Corporation (CISCO), is not insulated from its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Celia Zapico v. Bucyrus-Erie Co., and Third-Party v. Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., Third-Party and Antonio Fuet, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Insured Lloyd's, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- William Pippen, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company and Inland Well Service, Inc., Third-Party v. Superior Electric Wireline Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Mack J. Moore v. Phillips Petroleum Company, Odeco Oil & Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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