Legal Opinion
Sprague v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 24, 1982No. 81-1520PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETTINE, Chief District Judge.
Mabel Sprague, widow of Frederick Sprague, appeals the 2-1 decision of the Benefits Review Board [hereinafter “Board”] affirming an administrative law judge’s [hereinafter “ALJ”] denial of disability and death benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harborworkers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 908,1 9092 [hereinafter the “Act”]. The Board sustained the ALJ’s *864finding that the decedent’s disability, which was not the cause of his death, was not work-related, and thus that the decedent’s widow was not entitled to benefits under the Act. See id. § 902(2), (10).3 This…
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- Del Vecchio v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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