Legal Opinion
Ward v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1982No. 81-4233PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Benefits are claimed under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976) (LHWCA or Act) by the dependents of an airplane pilot engaged in spotting fish who died when his aircraft crashed into the waters of the Mississippi Sound, two miles off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. A panel of the Benefits Review Board denied the claim, with one judge dissenting. Ward v. Zapata-Haynie Corp., No. 80-287 (Ben.Rev.Bd. June 11, 1981).1 Concluding that the pilot was engaged in maritime employment, died in a maritime situs, and was not excluded…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Warner v. GoltraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Zapata Haynie Corp. v. BarnardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Zapata Haynie Corporation v. Barnard, IICourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Herb's Welding v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Herb's Welding v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Sunny G. Ward v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982