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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. v. DIRECTOR, OWCP

No. 79-816.

449 U.S. 268 (1980)

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Turner argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Stephen A. Trimble.

Elinor Hadley Stillman argued the cause for the federal respondent. With her on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, Laurie M. Streeter, and Lois G. Williams. Leslie Scherr argued the cause for respondent Cross. With him on the brief was William F. Krebs.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 44 Stat. (part 2) 1424, as amended, 33 U. S. C. §§ 901-950 (1976 ed. and Supp. III), compensation for a permanent partial disability must be determined in one of two ways. First, if the injury is of a kind specifically identified in the schedule set forth in §§ 8 (c) (1)-(20) of the Act, 33 U. S. C. §§ 908 (c) (1...

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