Legal Opinion
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Fields
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 18, 2010No. 08-2235PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA” or “the Act”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, establishes a uniform no-fault compensation scheme for covered maritime workers who suffer disability or death in connection with their employment. Enacted after a series of Supreme Court decisions restricted the application of state workers’ compensation laws within the federal maritime jurisdiction, the LHWCA was “designed to ensure that a compensation remedy existed for all injuries sustained by employees on navigable waters, and to avoid uncertainty as to the source, state…
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