The Oyez Project: Economic Activity Issues - Election of Remedies Decisions

Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Buell - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 24 Mar 1987 12:00:00 -0500

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Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department Of Labor - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:00:00 -0500

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Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 17 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Schwalb - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 Nov 1989 12:00:00 -0500

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Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 24 Jun 1994 12:00:00 -0500

Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), does "emotional stress" resulting from employer "negligence" constitute an "injury" for which an employee can hold his employer liable?

Director, Owcp v. Perini North River Assoc. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 11 Jan 1983 12:00:00 -0500

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Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 06 Mar 1995 12:00:00 -0500

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Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. Rambo - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 12 Jun 1995 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act allow a party to seek modification of a disability award on the ground of change in conditions, when there has been no change in the employee's physical condition but rather an increase in the employee's wage-earning capacity due to the acquisition of new skills?

Miles v. Apex Marine Corp. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 06 Nov 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Miree v. Dekalb County - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 05 Jun 1978 12:00:00 -0500

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Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Can an employer be held liable for pain and suffering caused by a disease that has not yet been contracted? And are railroad companies liable for full damages under FELA even if the actions or negligence of other parties contributed to the damage inflicted?

Norfolk Shipbuilding v. Garris - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 04 Jun 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Does a maritime cause of action for wrongful death resulting from negligence exist?

Northbrook National Ins. Co. v. Brewer - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 07 Nov 1989 12:00:00 -0500

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Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo - Opinion Announcement

Fri, 17 Jun 1977 12:00:00 -0500

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PacifiCare Health System v. Book - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 07 Apr 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Can a group of physicians be compelled to arbitrate claims arising under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, even though the parties' arbitration agreements may be construed to limit the arbitrator's authority to award damages?

Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Owcp - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 15 Dec 1980 12:00:00 -0500

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Robertson v. Wegmann - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 31 May 1978 12:00:00 -0500

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Southwest Marine, Inc. v Gizoni - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 04 Dec 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Is a dredge a "vessel" under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA)?

United States v. United Continental Tuna - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 Mar 1976 12:00:00 -0500

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Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/V Sky Reefer - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 19 Jun 1995 12:00:00 -0500

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Yamaha Motor Corp., U. S. A. v. Calhoun - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 09 Jan 1996 12:00:00 -0500

Do state remedies apply in maritime wrongful-death cases in which no federal statute specifies the appropriate relief and the decedent was not a seaman, longshore worker, or person otherwise engaged in a maritime trade?

Zicherman v. Korean Air Lines Co. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 16 Jan 1996 12:00:00 -0500

May a plaintiff, in a suit brought under Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention governing international air transportation, recover damages for loss of society resulting from the death of a relative in a plane crash on the high seas?