Legal Opinion
Van Skike v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2009No. 07-73886PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROLL, Chief U.S. District Judge:
This is an appeal from the Benefits Review Board’s (“BRB”) affirmance of attorney’s fee awards granted by the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) and the District Director (“DD”) in a matter arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. After prevailing-on every contested issue on a claim for hearing loss benefits, David Van Skike’s attorney, Charles Robinowitz, claimed compensation at a market rate of $350 per hour. The bulk of the litigation on the benefits claim had occurred before the ALJ, but the DD resolved…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Camacho v. Bridgeport Financial, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Moreno v. City of SacramentoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Cotton ex rel. McClure v. City of EurekaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2012
- Shirrod v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
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