Legal Opinion

Pittston Stevedoring Corp. v. Dellaventura

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 1, 1976No. Nos. 1004, 1014, 1044, 1111, Dockets 76-4042, 76-4009, 76-4043 and 76-4249PublishedCited by 110 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

We have here four petitions under 33 U.S.C. § 921(c) by employers, in some instances joined by their insurance carriers, to review orders of the Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirming compensation awards made to four employees under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), as amended in 1972, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq.1 They present a *39question of considerable importance, namely, how far the 1972 Amendments extended the coverage of LHWCA.

Presented with the same general issue, a divided panel of the Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of the employers,…

2Cases cited78 opinions

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