Legal Opinion
Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 22, 1980No. 79-343PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The single question presented by these consolidated cases is whether a State may apply its workers' compensation scheme to land-based injuries that fall within the coverage of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), as amended in 1972. 33 U. S. C. §§ 901-950. We hold that it may.
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The individual appellees are five employees of appellant Sun Ship, Inc., a shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise located on the Delaware River, a navigable water of the United States in Pennsylvania. Each employee was injured after the effective date of the 1972 amendments to the LHWCA…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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