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PACIFIC OPERATORS OFFSHORE, LLP v. VALLADOLID

No. 10-507.

132 S.Ct. 680 (2012)

181 L.Ed.2d 675

PACIFIC OPERATORS OFFSHORE, LLP, et al., Petitioners v. Luisa L. VALLADOLID, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Joseph R. Palmore , Washington, DC, for Federal Respondent.

David C. Frederick , Washington, DC, for Private Respondent.

Peder K. Batalden , Peter Abrahams , Horvitz & Levy LLP, Encino, CA, Paul D. Clement , Counsel of Record, Erin E. Murphy , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, Michael W. Thomas , Thomas, Quinn & Krieger, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioners.

M. Patricia Smith , Solicitor of Labor, Rae Ellen Frank James , Associate Solicitor, Sean G. Bajkowski , Mark A. Reinhalter , Counsel, Rita A. Roppolo , Attorney, Department of Labor, Washington, DC, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Joseph R. Palmore , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Federal Respondent.

Michael F. Sturley , Lynn E. Blais , Austin, TX, Erin Glenn Busby , David C. Frederick , Counsel of Record, Gregory G. Rapawy , Beverly C. Moore , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, Joshua T. Gillelan II , Washington, DC, Timothy K. Sprinkles , Charles D. Naylor , San Pedro, CA, for Private Respondent.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) extends the federal workers' compensation scheme established in the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., to injuries "occurring as the result of operations conducted on the outer Continental Shelf" for the purpose of extracting natural resources from the shelf. 43 U.S.C. § 1333(b). The United States Court of...

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