Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Marine Concrete Structures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1989No. Nos. 88-4776, 88-4789PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we are asked to decide three issues relating to whether the Benefits Review Board (BRB) properly determined the amounts of compensation due an injured maritime worker under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. Bound by a decision of a prior panel, we affirm.
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Claimant Edward R. Phillips, a supervisor for Marine Concrete Structures, Inc. (the “employer”), suffered a knee injury on May 16, 1977, when he fell from a scaffold while supervising the fiberglassing of barge compartments. Although he initially…
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