Legal Opinion
White v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1980No. Nos. 79-1134, 79-1141PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKER, District Judge:
Employee Leroy White was injured while unloading pipe in the shipyard of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and claimed compensation under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901, et seq.
The threshold issue here is whether White was a shipbuilder entitled to compensation under the Act. After hearing, the administrative law judge (ALJ) held inter alia that White was a shipbuilder and was so entitled, and that holding was reversed by decision of the Benefits Review Board upon Newport News Shipbuilding’s appeal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Shippy v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. v. Frank Kininess and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc. v. PerdueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- 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
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- Underwood v. Elkay Mining, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- William B. Lane v. Union Carbide Corporation Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- McCain v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
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