Legal Opinion
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center v. Bath Iron Works
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 18, 2009No. Docket: WCB-08-663PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] In this workers’ compensation appeal, we are asked to decide whether a health care provider is entitled to maintain a direct action for reimbursement of treatment costs pursuant to the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act, 39-A M.R.S. §§ 101-909 (2008), which would exceed payment made pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-950 (1994 & 2009 Supp.), when the injured employee has proceeded only under the Longshore Act.
[¶ 2] Bath Iron Works appeals from a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Board hearing officer (Goodnough, HO) (1) determining that St.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sun Ship, Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- LeBlanc v. United Engineers & Constructors Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
- Bouford v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- Stockford v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hackett v. Western Express, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011