Legal Opinion
Maxon Marine, Incorporated v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1994No. 94-1435PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Maxon Marine, Inc., claiming to be exempt from the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq., a workers’ compensation statute, brought suit in federal district court for declaratory relief against the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, which administers the Act. The district judge dismissed the suit for want of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The Act, with immaterial exceptions, exempts facilities that the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs certifies are used exclusively for the building, repair, or dismantling…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mathews v. DiazSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
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