Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of Labor v. Kenneth Robertson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1980No. 78-1741PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals a decision and order of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) requiring the claimant’s attorney’s fee to be paid from the special fund established pursuant to § 44 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), as amended 33 U.S.C. § 944. 1 We reverse.
FACTS
The facts of this case are undisputed. Kenneth Robertson was injured in January, 1969 in the course of his employment. His employer, Todd Shipyards, voluntarily paid $24,275 compensation for temporary total disability from the date of injury until October, 1976. Todd…
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