Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Friesecke
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 18, 1979No. Nos. 78-1281 to 78-1284, 78-1292 and 78-1297PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
These appeals present the questions whether the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, applies to Puerto Rico and, if not, whether the Puerto Rico Workmen’s Accident Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq., (hereinafter PRWACA) supersedes plaintiffs’ remedies under the general federal maritime law for negligence and unseaworthiness.
Four of the plaintiffs,1 employees of independent stevedoring contractors retained by defendant shipowners, were injured while performing longshoring work on defendants’ vessels which were…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by24 opinions
- McLINN v. FJORDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Isaac Camacho v. Autoridad De Telefonos De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Keithley Edwards v. Born, Inc. Appeal of Keithley Edwards and Edith EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- David B. Miller v. Town of Hull, Massachusetts, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Tracy v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1991
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