Konstantopoulos v. Westvaco Corp.

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• Delaware courts are to interpret the Workers’ Compensation Act “liberally so as to effectuate its remedial purpose.”
• “It is not our role to assume the prerogative of the General Assembly.”
• “personal dispute exception” in Delaware’s worker’s compensation statute did not apply to injury suffered from sexual harassment by co- workers and, thus, the exclusivity provision precludes state law claims

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Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Sherlyn Konstantopoulos and Dimos Konstantopoulos v. Westvaco Corporation
  Third Circuit· 1997-05-06· cited 212×
• Helman v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2001-11-07· cited 41×
• Schuster v. Derocili
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2001-06-15· cited 27×
• Anderson v. Save-A-Lot, Ltd.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1999-01-25· cited 24×
• Lloyd v. Jefferson
  D. Delaware· 1999-05-12· cited 16×
• Hirneisen v. Champlain Cable Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2006-01-17· cited 10×
• Nieves v. Acme Markets, Inc.
  D. Delaware· 2008-03-07· cited 4×
• State v. Sapps
  Delaware Family Court· 2002-04-15· cited 3×
• Prices Corner Liquors, Inc. v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1998-01-22· cited 2×
• Wilson v. Gingerich Concrete & Masonry
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2022-10-03
• Clancy v. Preston Trucking Co.
  D. Delaware· 1997-06-18

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-03· cited 178×
• Byrd v. Richardson-Greenshields Securities, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1989-10-26· cited 147×
• Kerans v. Porter Paint Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1991-08-21· cited 128×
• Histed v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1993-03-10· cited 121×
• Kofron v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1982-01-06· cited 121×
• Spielberg v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1989-03-16· cited 63×
• Mergenthaler v. Asbestos Corp. of America
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1984-07-19· cited 53×
• Zahn v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1983-07-12· cited 47×
• State v. Cephas
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1994-01-20· cited 44×
• Helton v. Interstate Brands Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1980-09-08· cited 31×
• United States v. Anderson
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1995-11-22· cited 29×
• Knox v. Combined Insurance Co. of America
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-06-07· cited 28×
• Rose v. Cadillac Fairview Shopping Center Properties (Delaware) Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1995-08-16· cited 17×
• Dravo Corp. v. Strosnider
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1945-11-28· cited 15×
• Ward v. General Motors Corp.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1981-03-13· cited 13×
• Fernandez v. Ramsey County
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1993-02-16· cited 8×
• In re 1982 Honda, Delaware Registration No. 83466
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1996-08-19· cited 7×

Other cases named Konstantopoulos v. Westvaco Corp.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Konstantopoulos v. Westvaco Corp.
  D. Delaware· 1994-06-30· cited 3×