United States First Circuit
BATH IRON WORKS CORP. v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS COMP. PROGRAMS, US DEPT. OF LABOR, 00-1208
Read BATH IRON WORKS CORP. v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS COMP. PROGRAMS, US DEPT. OF LABOR, 00-1208
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Where employer had adequate notice of its potential liability and the employee's exposure to toxins continuned while working for the employer, the responsibility for disability benefits shifted from the insurer to the employer.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/05/2001
- Published 04/05/2001
Judges
- COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Stephen Hessert for petitioner., G. William Higbee, with whom James G. Fongemie was on brief, for intervenor., Richard F. van Antwerp, with who Thomas R. Kelley was on brief, for Birmingham Fire Insurance Company.