Meehan Seaway Service Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor’s Empirical Analysis
125 F.3d 1163 · 1997
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. · O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc. · Del Vecchio v. Bowers · Gacy v. Page
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“calculate average annual earnings under section 910(c) based on a claimant's earning pattern over a period of years . . . where . . . all of the years within that period are taken into account”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the prime objective of section 910(c) is to arrive at a sum that reasonably represents a claimant's annual earning capacity at the time of the injury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“average ... earnings shall be ... [calculated to] reasonably represent the ... earning capacity of the injured employee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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