Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Fishel
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1982No. 81-2217PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (Newport News) petitions this Court to set aside a Department of Labor Benefits Review Board order requiring Newport News to compensate Chester T. Fishel for the full amount of his disability claim filed pursuant to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (Longshoremen’s Act). Finding the Board’s order supported by both the law and the evidence, we affirm.
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Chester Fishel was employed by Newport News in 1971. Prior to that time he had worked for several smaller shipyards. Before he…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- The Travelers Insurance Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Security Agency, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second Compensation District, and Joseph Tropea, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Plaintiff-Employer-Appellant, and American Policyholders' Insurance Company And/or American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and Hartford Accident& Indemnity Company, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant, and the State Insurance Fund, Plaintiff-Insurance Carrier-Appellant v. Thorleif Johansen, Defendant-Claimant-Respondent, and Frank A. Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, Second Compensation District, Defendant-Respondent. Todd Shipyards Corporation, Inc., Employer-Plaintiff-Appellant, and Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier-Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Second District and Frank A. Cardillo, as Deputy Commissioner and Raymond LebowitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- William David Hensley v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation v. Theodore FaulkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- 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 · 1998
- Port of Portland v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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