Legal Opinion
Avondale Industries, Inc. v. Alario
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2003No. 02-60470PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Avondale Industries, Inc. (“Avondale”) challenges the Benefit Review Board’s (“BRB”) award of attorney’s fees to respondents Ray Alario and Joseph Howard under section 28(a) of the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. § 928(a). 1 For the following reasons, we deny Avondale’s petition for review.
I. BACKGROUND
Respondents were Avondale employees. Each filed an LHWCA claim with Avon-dale seeking payment for work-related hearing loss.
A. Ray Alario
On July 12, 1999, Alario filed a LS-203 Claim for Compensation with the deputy…
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