Legal Opinion
Bechtel Associates, P.C. And Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Sally T. Sweeney and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Dol
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 4, 1987No. 86-1661PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
WALD, Chief Judge:
John A. Sweeney (Sweeney), worked as a tunnel inspector for petitioner Bechtel Associates, P.C. (Bechtel), 1 from 1965 until a few months before he died of gastric carcinoma on June 8,1980. His widow, Sally T. Sweeney (claimant), filed a claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., made applicable to the District of Columbia by the 1928 D.C. Workmen’s Compensation Act, 36 D.C.Code § 501, et seq. 2 His wife sought permanent total disability benefits, and her widow’s death…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Voris v. EikelSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- 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
- The C & P Telephone Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Friend v. BrittonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Jaffe New York DecoratingCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Paducah Marine Ways v. Maurice Thompson Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Insurance Company of North America v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Darryl G. GrageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Two "R" Drilling Co., Inc. v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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