Legal Opinion
Avondale Shipyards, Inc. v. Billy R. Vinson, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1980No. 78-2126PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Billy R. Vinson filed a claim under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq. (“LHWCA”), for injuries sustained during his employment with Avondale Shipyards, Inc. After conducting a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found in favor of Vinson and awarded $70 per week temporary total disability from October 28, 1972 to June 16, 1973; thirty-five percent permanent partial disability dating from June 17, 1973, at the rate of $44.04 per week, continuing as long as the disability or until the statutory limit of § 14(m)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Presley v. Tinsley Maintenance ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United Brands Company v. Thad Melson, and the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Young & Company and Texas Employers Insurance Association v. R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by38 opinions
- New Orleans (Gulfwide) Stevedores v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robert E. Randall v. Comfort Control, Inc. And Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Stevenson v. Linens of the WeekCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- New Orleans Gulfwide) Stevedores v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Ruth Miller v. Central Dispatch, Inc. And Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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