Legal Opinion
B.S. Costello, Inc. v. Meagher
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 17, 1989No. Nos. 88-1395, 88-1557PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
These two cases, here consolidated, raise the question of an employer’s own liability for employee disability payments which an insurer cannot meet under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1982 & Supp. III 1985 & Supp. IV 1986). B.S. Costello, Inc. (“Costello”), an employer subject to the LHWCA, challenges orders that, because of the insolvency of its two workers’ compensation insurers during the times at issue here, it must now assume the burden of making periodic disability payments due to an injured former…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Bath Iron Works Corp. v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Air America, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Joseph F. KerchCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- In The Matter Of The Claim For Compensation Under The Longshore And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Neil Abbott, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Abbott v. Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Solis v. Home InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2012
- B.S. Costello, Inc. v. Raymond Meagher and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Doris Keough v. B.S. Costello, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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