Legal Opinion
Greathouse v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1998No. 96-2576PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review denied and order of the Board affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge CHAMBERS joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
On November 4, 1991, Donald V. Great-house, an employee of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (“Newport News Shipbuilding”), filed a claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 38 U.S.C. § 922, for additional workers’ compensation benefits (beyond those awarded him in 1981) by reason of a 1978 work-related injury. Following the 1978 injury and a stipulation…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- Greathouse v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- James Kea v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
- Kea v. Newport News ShipbuildingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007