LUCAS v. "BRINKNES" SCHIFFAHRTS GES. FRANZ LANGE, ETC.

Civ. A. Nos. 73-1120, 73-2150.

387 F.Supp. 440 (1974)

Robert H. LUCAS v. "BRINKNES" SCHIFFAHRTS GES. FRANZ LANGE G.m.B.H. & CO., K. G. v. NORTHERN METAL CO. Dennis A. FARRO v. ETERNITY CARRIERS, INC. v. NORTHERN METAL CO.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 30, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa., for Robert H. Lucas.

Arnold C. Grossman, Philadelphia, Pa., for Dennis A. Farro.

E. Alfred Smith, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

James B. Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for third party defendant.

Before LORD, Chief Judge, and LUONGO, HUYETT, District Judges.


OPINION

HUYETT, District Judge.

Before us is a series of motions1 in two admiralty actions arising out of shipboard injuries to longshoremen. These motions test the constitutionality of 33 U.S.C. § 905(b),2 one of the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. as amended (Supp. II 1972...

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