Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs

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2 F.3d 1158·1993 WL 299224·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 28257
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 2, 199391-70557California1,741 words

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2 F.3d 1158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. TODD PACIFIC SHIPYARDS CORPORATION; Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, Respondent. No. 91-70557. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 10, 1993. Decided Aug. 2, 1993. Before BRUNETTI, LEAVY and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (collectively "Todd") petition for review of a Decision and Order of the Benefits Review Board ("BRB") reversing the Decision and Order of Administrative Law Judge R.S. Heyer under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 901 et seq. (1988) (LHWCA). In the challenged Order, the BRB reversed the ALJ's Order, which limited Todd's liability for permanent disability payments to 104 weeks pursuant to section 8(f) of the LHWCA, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 908 (f). Specifically, the Order appealed from…

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