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Mutiny, Shipboard Strikes, And The Supreme Court's Subversion Of New Deal Labor Law, Ahmed A. White
Mutiny, Shipboard Strikes, And The Supreme Court's Subversion Of New Deal Labor Law, Ahmed A. White
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Shipowner Liability Under Section 905(B) Of The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: A Proposed Standard Of Care, Michael A. Viani
Shipowner Liability Under Section 905(B) Of The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: A Proposed Standard Of Care, Michael A. Viani
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LWHCA) greatly increased the maximum benefits to be paid to an injured longshoreman by the shipowner and, nullifying two Supreme Court decisions, permitted an injured longshoreman to maintain an action against a shipowner premised upon the "unseaworthiness" of the shipowner's vessel. A finding of "unseaworthiness" would render the shipowner fully liable for any injuries that occurred. As a result of the 1972 Amendments, section 905(b) of the LHWCA provides that an injured longshoreman" can recover damages against a shipowner only upon a showing of negligence. This article identifies and …
Workmen's Compensation At Sea, Charles D. Evens
Workmen's Compensation At Sea, Charles D. Evens
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
At the present time there are three possible remedies available to seamen who are injured in the course of their employment. In order to maintain any of these actions, the injured party must of course qualify as a seaman. The traditional tests used to determine whether a maritime worker is a seaman are as follows: 1) the vessel must be in navigation, 2) the worker must have a more or less permanent connection with the vessel, and 3) the worker must be aboard the vessel primarily to aid in navigation. These standards have been somewhat modified by Offshore Company v. …
Note And Comment, George E. Longstaff, George L. Clark, Edwin D. Dickinson
Note And Comment, George E. Longstaff, George L. Clark, Edwin D. Dickinson
Michigan Law Review
Constitutionality of the LA Follette Amendment to the Internal Revenue Law of 1921 - The United States Senate on November 5, 1921, inserted in the Revenue Act, then before the Senate, a provision that taxpayers in their income tax returns must specify what state and municipal bonds they hold, or else be subject to a penalty of five per cent. That provision was dropped out in conference, but it will come up again, and it is well to look at its constitutionality under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution prohibiting unreasonable searches.