Two "R" Drilling Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs’s Empirical Analysis
894 F.2d 748 · 1990
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 908
Relies on Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Campbell Industries, Inc. · Bechtel Associates, P.C. v. Sweeney · Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is materially and substantially greater than that which would have resulted from the subsequent injury alone.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“'common sense test' which presumes that when a claimant who had a history of back problems previous to his employment suffers a work-related injury to his back, the current disability is not due solely to the employment injury.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“to the employer; (3) that the current disability is not due solely to the employment injury; and (4) that the current permanent, partial disability”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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