Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Bath Iron Works Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 20, 1989No. 89-1126PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Edwin Lebel painted ships; in 1971 he became disabled because of a work-related disease; and, in 1983, he died. As a result the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1982), entitles his widow to death benefits. The legal question before us is who must pay that portion of the benefits resulting from a benefit-rate increase that took effect in 1972, when the LHWCA was amended to make it more generous. See LHWCA Amendments of 1972, Pub.L. No. 92-576, 86 Stat. 1251 (codified in scattered sections of 33 U.S.C. §§ 902-948a (1982)).…
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