Legal Opinion
State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1987No. 86-7477PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
By a majority vote of the panel members the memorandum disposition filed April 10, 1987, is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Beezer. Attached is the opinion.
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
State Compensation Insurance Fund, Longshoremen and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Fund, and Marcel Garrigues [hereafter collectively referred to as Garrigues] appeal the Benefits Review Board’s decision that their obligation to pay disability benefits to Donald Watts is not limited to 104 weeks under 33 U.S.C. 908(f). Watts, a functional illiterate, sustained permanent back injuries while working for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The C & P Telephone Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Campbell Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
3Cited by3 opinions
- Willie D. Goldsmith v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Annie MayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Injury Fund St. Tx. v. ConradCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997