Legal Opinion
Boroski v. Dyncorp International
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 2011No. 11-10033PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOPKINS, District Judge:
This is a case of statutory construction. The question presented by this appeal under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the “LHWCA” or the “Act”), as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (2006), is which date — the date on which disability occurred, or the date on which the injured employee was awarded benefits for such disability — determines the maximum weekly rate of compensation for a permanently totally disabled employee who is “newly awarded compensation.” Applying long-standing principles of statutory construction, we find that the maximum weekly rate…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Bernard D. Boroski v. Dyncorp InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
- Boroski v. DynCorp Intern.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011