Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Stevedoring Services of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2009No. 07-70247, 07-70297PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROLL, Chief District Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal from awards of attorney’s fees by the Benefits Review Board of the United States Department of Labor (“BRB”). Petitioners Christensen and Price appeal the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to them by the BRB under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. We have jurisdiction under 33 U.S.C. § 921(c), and we vacate and remand.
Background
Christensen, Appeal No. 07-70247
On February 12, 2004, with an appeal still pending, Petitioner Bruce W. Christensen’s attorney, Charles Robinowitz, filed an…
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