Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Michael Firth Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2004No. 99-1892Published
1Opinion of the Court
Petition denied by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge HERLONG joined.
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff employer, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (Newport), seeks review of the decision of the Benefits Review Board (the Board) in Firth v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., BRB No. 98-1172 (May 26, 1999). Claimant, Michael Firth, 1 had an existing order granting him benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, for a 1988 work-related injury. This case stems from Firth’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Universal Maritime Corporation v. Frank Moore Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Program United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation v. Carl Hord Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Edith ElliotCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Cajun Tubing Testors, Inc. v. HargraveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992