Prudencio Chavez v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs United States Department of Labor Todd Shipyards Corporation Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Todd Shipyards Corporation Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Prudencio P. Chavez

961 F.2d 1409 Prudencio CHAVEZ, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; United States Department of Labor; Todd Shipyards Corporation; Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Respondents. TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION; Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Prudencio P. Chavez, Respondents. Nos. 90-70687, 90-70692. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 1992. Decided April 15, 1992. Daniel F. Valenzuela, Yvonne A. Greve, Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Sorkow, San Pedro, Cal., for appellants. Diane L. Middleton, Yvette A. Boehnke, Law Offices of Diane L. Middleton, San Pedro, Cal., for claimant-appellee. Janet R. Dunlop, Samuel J. Oshinsky, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of the Sol., Washington, D.C., for respondent, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Joshua T. Gillelan, Deputy Atty. Gen., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued for respondents-petitioners. Petitioner for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a most complicated…