Schlumberger's Ltd. Travelers Insurance Company v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Marcel Desrochers

91 F.3d 154 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SCHLUMBERGER'S LTD.; Travelers Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Marcel Desrochers, Respondents. No. 94-70702. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 11, 1996. Decided July 1, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This case arises out of the claim of Marcel Desrochers for benefits for injuries received in the course of his employment. Desrochers received benefits for permanent total disability attributable to ruptured discs. His last employer, Schlumberger's Ltd., and its insurance carrier, Travelers Insurance, petition for review of the decision of the Benefits Review Board affirming the Administrative Law Judge's decision that the employer-carrier was not entitled to Special Fund relief under 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. 3 In order to prevail on their claim for Special…