Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Lynette Riley Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Wilkinson, Williams, Smalkin
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Fourth Circuit
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Outcome
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the Benefits Review Board's decision awarding temporary total disability benefits to Riley under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The court held that once Riley established a prima facie case of disability from her work-related wrist injury, the burden shifted to Newport News to demonstrate suitable alternative employment, which it failed to do.
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