Legal Opinion
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company v. Julius Walker and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 19, 1978No. 78-1158PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. (Sun), a self-insured employer under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (the Act), petitions for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board affirming an award of compensation to respondent Julius Walker. Sun contends that when properly applied the Act operates to bar Walker’s claim. We agree.
The Act contains two limitations periods within which an employee seeking compensation must apply. The one which concerns us is contained in 33 U.S.C. 912(a). 1 Within…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Voris v. EikelSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The Travelers Insurance Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Security Agency, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second Compensation District, and Joseph Tropea, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Plaintiff-Employer-Appellant, and American Policyholders' Insurance Company And/or American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and Hartford Accident& Indemnity Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and the State Insurance Fund, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant v. Thorleif Johansen, Defendant-Claimant-Respondent, and Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Second Compensation District, Defendant-Respondent. Todd Shipyards Corporation, Inc., Employer-Plaintiff-Appellant, and Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier-Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second District and Frank A. Cardillo, as Deputy Commissioner and Raymond LebowitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Swinton v. J. Frank Kelly, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company v. U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Joseph Francis Butler v. District Parking Management Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. McCabeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Stevenson v. Linens of the WeekCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Methel Walker v. Universal Terminal & Stevedoring Corp., Employer, and Midland Insurance Company, CarrierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Frank Janusziewicz v. Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Employer, and Aetna Life Insurance Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Jimenez v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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