Legal Opinion
Petro-Weld, Inc. And the Travelers Insurance Company v. Peter Luke, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1980No. 78-2579PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
This proceeding is brought by Petro-Weld, Inc. and its workmens compensation insurer, The Travelers Insurance Company, under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-950, for review, pursuant to § 21(c) of the Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C.A. § 921(c), of the decision and final order of the Benefits Review Board in Luke v. Pet-ro-Weld, Inc., 8 BRBS 369 (1978).
The primary question for our determination is whether Petro-Weld’s employee Luke may retain the full amount of his settlement made after judgment with the third party tort feasor Signal…
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