Todd Shipyards Corporation and the Travelers Insurance Company v. Edith Witthuhn and William G. Witthuhn, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Todd Shipyards Corporation and the Travelers Insurance Company v. Julia v. Foley (Widow of Clarence Foley)

596 F.2d 899 TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION and The Travelers Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Edith WITTHUHN and William G. Witthuhn, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents. TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION and The Travelers Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Julia V. FOLEY (widow of Clarence Foley), Respondent. Nos. 76-1067, 76-3759. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 14, 1979. Robert Madden, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioners. 1 Edward Kay, San Francisco, Cal., for respondent, Foley. 2 Joshua T. Gillelan, II, for respondent, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Program. 3 Petitions to Review Decisions of the Benefits Review Board. 4 Before DUNIWAY and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and SPENCER WILLIAMS, * District Judge. DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge: 5 In each of these cases, Todd Shipyards Corporation ("Todd") and its compensation insurance carrier, the Travelers Insurance Company ("Travelers"), petition for a review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board of the United States Department of Labor awarding a death benefit to the survivor or survivors of a harbor worker who died after sustaining permanently…