Chugach Management Services v. Edwin Jetnil

OPINION

MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:

We are charged with determining, for the first time, whether the judicially created “zone of special danger doctrine” can be applied to local nationals who are employed in their home country under employment contracts covered by the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, as extended by the Defense Base Act (“DBA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1651 et seq. The DBA is a workers’ compensation scheme for civilian employees working outside of the continental United States on military bases or for companies under contract with the U.S.…