Ruth Grijalva v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., National Steel & Shipbulding Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Ruth Grijalva

956 F.2d 274 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ruth GRIJALVA, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., Respondents. NATIONAL STEEL & SHIPBULDING COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Ruth Grijalva, Respondents. Nos. 90-70489, 90-70503. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 8, 1991. Decided Feb. 24, 1992. Before FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 Appellant Ruth Grijalva appeals the Benefits Review Board's ("BRB") denial of her claim for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("Longshore Act"). National Steel & Shipbuilding Company ("NASSCO") cross-appeals the BRB's finding regarding collateral estoppel. While an employee of NASSCO, Grijalva was injured in and eventually terminated because of her participation in a fight with another…