Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1981No. 79-1977PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question presented in these three cases 1 is whether a longshoreman may prosecute a personal injury action against a negligent shipowner after his right to recover damages has been assigned to his employer by operation of § 33 (b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), 33 U. S. C. § 901 et seq, 2
Each petitioner is a longshoreman who was injured aboard ship in the regular course of his employment. Each asserted a claim for compensation against the stevedore by whom he was employed. Each accepted compensation from his employer pursuant to an award in a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by125 opinions
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- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- In Re Joanne G. Burns, Debtor. Joanne G. Burns v. United States of America, Acting by and Through the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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