Stevedoring Services of America and Eagle Pacific Insurance Company, Petitioners/cross-Respondents v. Harold E. Harms, Jr., Respondent/cross-Petitioner, and Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
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17 F.3d 396 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. STEVEDORING SERVICES OF AMERICA and Eagle Pacific Insurance Company, Petitioners/Cross-Respondents, v. Harold E. HARMS, Jr., Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, and Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondent. Nos. 92-70450, 92-70515. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 5, 1994. Decided Feb. 10, 1994. 1 Before: POOLE and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Stevedoring Services of America ("SSA") and Eagle Pacific Insurance Company petition for review of the decision of the Benefits Review Board ("the Board") holding SSA and its insurer Eagle Pacific liable to longshoreman Harold Harms for a permanent hearing impairment that resulted from Harms' longshoreman duties, pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"), 33 U.S.C. Secs. 901-950 . Harms cross-appeals (No. 92-70515).…