Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2004No. 03-1480PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for fees granted by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge GREGORY joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
We have before us an employee’s petition for attorney’s fees under § 28 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 928. Section 28 allows reasonable attorney’s fees to an employee who successfully prosecutes a claim for compensation. The main question today is whether an award to an employee under § 14(f) for her employer’s late payment of compensation is also compensation. If it is, the fee provision is…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Rodriguez ex rel. Estate of Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010
- Petersen v. Magna Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 2009
- Charles Lee v. Norfolk Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. v. HolidayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Van Skike v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
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