Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Reiser
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1979No. 77-2715PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents us with a challenge to certain Nevada workers’ compensation statutes and raises equal protection and right of travel issues. Nevada maintains a workers’ compensation program for persons who sustain industrial injuries during their employment in Nevada. Compensation benefits are payable to injured employees and their survivors regardless of where they reside after the injury. In 1973 and in 1975, the Nevada Legislature granted cost-of-living increases to workers’ compensation beneficiaries who continued to reside in Nevada, but it denied the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Williams v. ZobelAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Hawaii Boating Ass'n v. Water Transportation Facilities DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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