Legal Opinion
Birrer v. Flota Mercante Grancolombiana
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 13, 1974No. Civ. 73-75PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOLOMON, Judge:
This case is one of a group filed by longshoremen injured while loading or discharging cargo on or from vessels in navigable waters in Oregon.
All of the accidents occurred after the effective date of the 1972 amendments (Act of Oct. 27, 1972, Public Law 92-576, 86 Stat. 1263) to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the LHWA), 33 U. S.C. § 901 et seq. In each case the injured longshoreman seeks the benefits and protection of the Oregon Employers’ Liability Act (the OELA), ORS 654.305, 654.315. 1
In this case, Birrer, a longshoreman, was injured in…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Gay v. Ocean Transport & Trading, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- John H. Smith v. M/v Captain Fred, Her Engines, Boilers, Furniture, Gear, Tackle and Apparel, in Rem, John H. Smith v. Delta Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Lauro De Los Santos v. Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Seattle Stevedore Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Kelleher v. Empresa Hondurena De Vapores, SACalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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