Legal Opinion
Ward v. Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 12, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-116-NPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the motion of the defendant, Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation (Norshipco), for summary judgment, and on the motion of the third-party defendant, Industrial Marine Service, Inc. (IMS), to dismiss Norshipco’s third-party complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Norshipco’s motion presents the question whether an injured worker who is receiving benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, may be barred by a state-law immunity available to “statutory…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Czaplicki v. the Hoegh SilvercloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Carolyn Harris Thibodaux, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of the Minor Children, Etc. v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- David Vega-Mena v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Torres v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Garris v. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Dubois v. Fab-Con, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Moore v. CAPITOL FINISHES, INC.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010
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