Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Detroit Harbor Terminals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1988No. 86-3606PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether the special fund created by the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) or the employer and insurer of an injured worker should pay the increased death benefits to that worker’s family that are due under the LHWCA Amendments of 1972, Pub.L. No. 92-576, 86 Stat. 1251 (codified at 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, 1982), when the worker was totally, permanently disabled before the effective date of the amendments, but did not die as a result of that disability until September 1, 1980, well after the effective date. We conclude…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Paducah Marine Ways v. Maurice Thompson Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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