Legal Opinion
Odom Construction Co. v. United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1980No. 78-1483PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is a petition by the employer and its insurer for review of a decision by the Benefits Review Board affirming an Administrative Law Judge’s award to the respondent Maze of permanent disability benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. (“LHWCA”). The petitioners raise three arguments: (1) Maze was not a covered “employee” within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. § 902(3);1 (2) he was not injured on a situs covered under 33 U.S.C. § 903(a);2 and (3) he was not permanently disabled as defined in 33 U.S.C. § 902(10).3
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Thomas E. Depaepe, Sr. v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary, Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Weyerhaeuser Company v. Robert L. Gilmore, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, and United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Carolyn Harris Thibodaux, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of the Minor Children, Etc. v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- William Pippen, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company and Inland Well Service, Inc., Third-Party v. Superior Electric Wireline Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- New Orleans (Gulfwide) Stevedores v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Trotti & Thompson v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- New Orleans Gulfwide) Stevedores v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Ruth Miller v. Central Dispatch, Inc. And Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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