Legal Opinion
Humphries v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1987No. 87-2508PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the Benefits Review Board’s conclusion that a maritime employee’s injury did not occur on a maritime situs, so that his injury cannot be compensated under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The employee also raises various other issues pertaining to the decision by the Board. We conclude that the Board correctly decided that the injury did not fall within the jurisdiction of the Act, and thus affirm without addressing the other issues raised.
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