Legal Opinion
Ortco Contractors, Inc. v. Charpentier
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2003No. 02-60447PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Ortco Contractors, Inc. (“Ortco”) and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (collectively, “Petitioners”) seek our review of the Benefits Review Board’s (“BRB”) order affirming the administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) determination, following an initial reversal and remand by the BRB, that Respondent Lynette Charpentier is entitled to benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”). We conclude that the BRB used an improper evidentiary standard in its review of the ALJ’s initial determination, and that the ALJ had reached the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Strachan Shipping Co. v. NashCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Conoco, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Ruth Miller v. Central Dispatch, Inc. And Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Mendoza v. Marine Personnel Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. v. HolidayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Birnie v. Electric Boat Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Ceres Gulf, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Charpentier v. Ortco ContractorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- BIS Salamis, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
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