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Roberts v. Sea-Land Services

Docket No.10-1399
Op. Below9th Cir.
ArgumentJan 11, 2012

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 Sonia Sotomayor on Mar 20, 2012. Justice Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

Merits Briefs for the Petitioner

Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioner

Merits Briefs for the Respondents

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