Legal Opinion

Hyatt v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 16, 2010No. 09-60476Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

This petition seeks our review of an attorney’s fee award rendered in an administrative adjudication under the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. Petitioner Freddie Mae Hyatt argues that the amount of attorney’s fees she was awarded in a partially successful action against Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, (“In-galls”) was too low. Respondent Ingalls seeks affirmance of the existing award. 1 Notwithstanding the substance of her claims before this court, Hyatt’s petition for review of the BRB’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. Bowles v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Carlos Armando Castillo-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. Trust Company Bank v. United States Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. Said v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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