Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Bath Iron Works Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 10, 1997No. 96-2162PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case comes before us on a petition for review of a provision of a final order of the Benefits Review Board (“Board”) that awarded Bath Iron Works (“BIW”) Section 8(f) relief under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1988) (“LHWCA”). Section 8(f) of the LHWCA provides that an employer obliged to pay disability benefits to an employee may be relieved from full liability if the employee’s compensable disability was “materially and substantially greater” as a result of a prior, non-work-related disability. 1 The Director,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. RamboSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- General Dynamics Corporation v. Charles Sacchetti, Deceased, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Cna Insurance Company, Carrier v. Harry Legrow, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Morehead Marine Services, Inc. v. WashnockCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock Company v. Frederick M. StallingsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. PoundersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Morehead Marine Services, Inc. v. WashnockCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Bath Iron Works Corp. v. DirectorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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