Legal Opinion
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Galen
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 18, 1979No. 79-1153PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether respondent, a disability benefits claimant under the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq., gave timely notice of a back injury to his employer. The requirement that an injured employee give notice to his employer of work related injury is stated at 33 U.S.C. § 912(a):
“Notice of an injury or death . shall be given within thirty days after the date of such injury or death, or thirty days after the employee or beneficiary is aware or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Stancil v. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Potenza v. United Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Stancil v. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Cooper Stevedoring of Louisiana, Inc. v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
3Cited by5 opinions
- Methel Walker v. Universal Terminal & Stevedoring Corp., Employer, and Midland Insurance Company, CarrierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Paducah Marine Ways v. Maurice Thompson Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Daniel C. Abel v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, Jones Oregon Stevedoring CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Bath Iron Works Corporation v. GalenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- John Jones, D/B/A Nicole Enterprises v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990