Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Bechtel Associates Professional Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 19, 1983No. Nos. 82-2017, 82-1784, 82-1809, 82-1813, 82-1899, 82-2062, 82-2063, 82-2148, 82-2374, 82-2458, 82-2459, 82-2525, 82-2529, 82-2530, 82-2531 and 83-1003PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals1 arise from negligence actions instituted by employees of contractors who performed underground work on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit subway project (Metro). With the exception of Eighmey who was injured in a construction accident, the appellants al*300legedly sustained respiratory injuries as a result of exposure to high levels of silica dust and other industrial pollutants in the subway project. The injured employees all filed workmen’s compensation claims and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Perrin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Diamond v. DiehrSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Czaplicki v. the Hoegh SilvercloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Francisco Hernandez Jimenez v. Astol Calero ToledoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hartland Dean West v. Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- High v. McLean Financial Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Henderson v. Charles E. Smith Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Sabel v. Mead Johnson & Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
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