Roberts v. Sea-Land Services
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-1399 | 9th Cir. | Jan 11, 2012 | Mar 20, 2012 | 8-1 | Sotomayor | OT 2011 |
Holding: An employee is "newly awarded compensation" for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers" Compensation Act when he first be"comes disabled and thereby becomes statutorily entitled to benefits, no matter whether, or when, a compensation order issues on his be"half.
Judgment: Affirmed, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on March 20, 2012. Justice Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Workers' compensation benefit issue finally resolved (Jack Martone, March 23, 2012)
- Argument recap: Court grapples with statutory meaning of "award" (Jack Martone, January 14, 2012)
- Argument preview: When is an award not an award? (Jack Martone, January 10, 2012)
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