Legal Opinion
Robinson Terminal Warehouse Corp. v. Adler
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1971No. 15021PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs sought to set aside the Deputy Commissioner’s award of deficiency compensation under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq., on the ground that the injured claimant had compromised his claim against a third party without his employer’s written approval so as to extinguish plaintiffs’ liability for such compensation under § 33(g) of the Act. The district judge declined to grant the relief sought and ordered the award to be paid. Because plaintiff, The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), as insurance carrier for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Voris v. EikelSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Ora Lee Bell v. Stephen O'hearne, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor, Bureau of Employees Compensation, Fifth Compensation DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Dudley v. O'HearneDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
- Matter of Death of PeterkinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- I.T.O. Corporation of Baltimore v. William Sellman Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Robinson Terminal Warehouse Corporation v. Herman AdlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971