Legal Opinion
William Derr v. Kawasaki Kisen K.K. Thomas Robertson v. Tokai Shosen K.K
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 15, 1987No. 86-1772, 87-1031PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
In 1972, Congress amended the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) to eliminate any liability of a vessel for injuries to longshoremen during cargo operations unless caused by the negligence of the vessel. This case presents, for the first time in this court since the Supreme Court’s decision in Scin-dia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los Santos, 451 U.S. 156, 101 S.Ct. 1614, 68 L.Ed. 2d 1 (1981), the issue of what liability, if any, a vessel has for injuries to longshoremen caused by cargo improperly loaded by a foreign…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Theriot v. Bay Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Hurst v. Triad Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Dearal Stass v. American Commercial Lines, Inc. And the Barge "Acbl-920"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S.A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Richard E. Davis Priscilla Davis, His Wife v. Portline Transportes Maritime InternacionalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- John Serbin v. Bora Corp., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- William Kirsch v. Prekookeanska PlovidbaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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