Legal Opinion
General Dynamics Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 1982No. 81-1563PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners challenge the decision of the Benefits Review Board which held that petitioners could not rely upon § 8(f) of the Longshoremen’s and Harborworkers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 908(f) (1976), to limit their liability for disability payments. The Board held that the claim was untimely. We hold that the decision of the Board was correct. We affirm the order of the Board and deny the petition for review.
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Wilson Woodberry (“claimant”) began working as a ship’s cleaner in April 1970 for General Dynamics Corporation (“employer”). In June 1970 he was diagnosed as having…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- O'KEEFFE v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- American Mutual Insurance Company of Boston and Rose Brothers Company v. Willie B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- The C & P Telephone Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. RamboSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Lucero v. Climax Molybdenum Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- Dewey McDonald v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor Todd Shipyards Corporation Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Williams v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Fleetwood v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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