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SUN SHIP, INC. v. PENNSYLVANIA

No. 79-343.

447 U.S. 715 (1980)

100 S.Ct. 2432

65 L.Ed.2d 458

SUN SHIP, INC. v. PENNSYLVANIA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery C. Hayes argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Thomas E. Zemaitis.

Joseph Lurie argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees.*

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The single question presented by these consolidated cases is whether a State may apply its workers' compensation scheme to land-based injuries that fall within the coverage of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), as amended in 1972. 33 U. S. C. § 901-950. We hold that it may.

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The individual appellees are five employees of appellant Sun Ship, Inc., a shipbuilding...

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