Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department Of Labor, Petitioner, v. Todd Shipyards Corporation

625 F.2d 317 DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner, v. TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION and the Travelers Insurance Company, Respondents. No. 78-1891. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1980. Decided Aug. 13, 1980. Gilbert T. Renaut, Washington, D. C., argued, for petitioner; Mary A. Sheehan, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., on brief. Robert H. Madden, Seattle, Wash., for respondents. 1 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. 2 Before WRIGHT and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and CURTIS, * District judge. CURTIS, District Judge: 3 The Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 1 33 U.S.C. § 901 , 2 et seq., as amended 1972, acting pursuant to section 921, petitions this court for a review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board affirming a ruling of the Administrative Law Judge awarding compensation to the claimant, William Ashley. This ruling also limited the liability of the employer, Todd Shipyards Corporation, and its insurer, Travelers Insurance Company, respondents herein, to compensation…