USCA 4th Finds Substantial Evidence in LHWCA

A slew of cases issued from the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th District last week, all holding that Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co failed to satisfy the Contribution element of a claim under Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act section 8(f), seeking limitation of payment of permanent partial disability benefits.In each of the cases, the employer sought to limit its liability under section 8 of the LHWCA to two years of benefits where a pre-existing disability substantially aggravates a work-related injury. The employer asserted that the Benefits Review Board ...