Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Stallings
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 23, 2001No. 00-1154PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Frederick M. Stallings contracted metal fume fever while welding for his employer, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (Newport News). Stallings filed a claim for partial disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), and the administrative law judge (ALJ) awarded Stallings $3.78 per week on a continuing basis for loss of wage-earning capacity and $236.38 in a lump sum for accumulated loss of wages. On reconsideration the ALJ denied Newport News’s request for relief under § 8(f) of the LHWCA: the ALJ characterized…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. BettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. RamboSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Hole v. Miami Shipyards Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robert E. Randall v. Comfort Control, Inc. And Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
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