Legal Opinion
Billie J. Atkinson v. Gates, McDonald & Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1988No. 87-4621PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Billie J. Atkinson (Atkinson) brought this diversity action seeking damages from defendant-appellee Gates, McDonald & Company (Gates, McDonald) for its alleged bad faith in terminating compensation benefits due Atkinson under the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., on account of an injury she sustained on May 20, 1980 in the course of her employment with the Navy Resale Services Support Office (NAVRES-SO). The latter is a nonappropriated fund activity which is an instrumentality of the United States.…
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3Cited by55 opinions
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