Legal Opinion
Prolerized New England Co. v. Benefits Review Board
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 23, 1980No. 80-1086PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Prolerized New England Company and its compensation carrier petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board, awarding claimant Richard F. McNeil disability benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-50 (LHWCA or the Act). McNeil became totally disabled as a result of injuries suffered in a fal1 while employed at Prolerized. The Board based its award on the necessary twin findings that McNeil was engaged in “maritime employment” and that the situs of his injury was an area adjoining navigable waters used in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Inc. v. John H. White and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth 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
- Shahady v. Atlas Tile & Marble Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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