Legal Opinion
Warren Barger and Marion Iwancio v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1980No. 79-1226PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Baltimore City appeals from judgments entered against it in two consolidated actions by former marine employees for damages for loss of hearing brought under the Jones Act and general admiralty law. We affirm.
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Plaintiffs, Warren Barger and Marion Iwancio, are former members of the fire department of the City of Baltimore. Before they retired, Barger and Iwancio worked in the Marine Division of the department as crew members of the city’s fireboats. By the early 1970’s, these firemen began to suffer from hearing loss. Their hearing difficulties stemmed from prolonged…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Charles Wing Young v. Clinchfield Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- National Marine Service, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977
- Aloysius Harkins v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Red Star Marine Services, Inc., Respondent/cross-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Serio-US Industries, Inc. v. Plastic Recovery Technologies Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
- Bruce Edward Cook, Administrator of the Estate of Dennis Brian Cook v. Ross Island Sand and Gravel Company, an Oregon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Jules Wakefield v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Accident & Casualty Ins.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1992
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