Legal Opinion
New Thoughts Finishing Co. v. Chilton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1997No. 96-60686UnpublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners, New Thoughts Finishing Company (“New Thoughts”) and Travelers Insurance Company (“Travelers”), appeal the final order of the Benefits Review Board affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s award of compensation to respondent Donald Chilton under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. The ALJ’s award was affirmed as a matter of law when the Board did not act on the appeal within a year. See Omnibus Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-134, § 101(d), 110 Stat. 1321-219 (enacted 1996). New…
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- Avondale Industries, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor and Wilton J. CuevasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Diamond M. Drilling Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Tri-State Terminals, Inc. v. JesseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- SGS Control Services v. DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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