Legal Opinion
Pearce v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1979No. 77-2074PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Gerry E. Pearce received biweekly workers’ compensation benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. (“the Longshoremen’s Act”), as extended by the Defense Base Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1651 et seq. He seeks review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board affirming a deputy commissioner’s refusal to commute his biweekly benefits into a lump sum compensation award as permitted under § 14(j) of the Longshoremen’s Act, 33 U.S.C. § 914(j).
*765Because the deputy commissioner who initially denied…
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