Legal Opinion
Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc. v. Perdue
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1976No. Nos. 75-1659, 75-2833, 75-2289, 75-2317 and 75-4112PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge.
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AN OVERVIEW OF THESE CASES
The Parties and Their Dispute. With these five vigorously contested appeals, petitioners and respondents join battle for the third time. Each individually named respondent is a shoreside worker who was injured in the course of his employment. These respondents claim that their injuries are covered by the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. (1970). In their fight for coverage, the workers have a new and virtually untested weapon, viz., those portions of the 1972…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ronnie W. Longmire v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Inc. v. John H. White and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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