Legal Opinion
The American Ship Building Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Samuel C. Logan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1989No. 87-3730PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, The American Ship Building Company (“AmShip”), seeks review of a Benefits Review Board (“Board”) order reversing an administrative law judge’s order that the special fund, 1 created by the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, ch. 509, 44 Stat. 1424 (codified as amended in 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-945, 947-950) (1927) (“LHWCA”), reimburse AmShip for “second injury” benefits paid to its employee, Samuel C. Logan. The “special fund” provision is an exception to the LHWCA’s general rule of workers’ compensation law, that an employer takes an employee…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- American Mutual Insurance Company of Boston and Rose Brothers Company v. Willie B. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- The C & P Telephone Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Tennessee Protection & Advocacy, Inc. v. Jon A. Wells, Esquire Ronald Bruce Arrison and King's Daughters & Sons Nursing Home, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Paducah Marine Ways v. Maurice Thompson Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Sun Ship, Inc. (Gertrude Ehrentraut, Claimant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. General Dynamics Corporation, Employer, and Harold LockhartCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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