Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2007No. 05-2418Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (“Newport News”) contests a benefits award granted, under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, (“the Act”), to Willie M. Richardson by the Workers’ Compensation Benefits Review Board (“Board”). Newport News argues that the Board should not have approved the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) award of benefits for Richardson’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (“COPD”) because Section 33(g) of the Act prohibits benefits for a person who has previously settled, without employer…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Curtis Tann Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- 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
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. SainCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Todd Shipyards Corporation Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Prudencio ChavezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998