Legal Opinion
Ramos v. Universal Dredging Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1981No. Nos. 79-7257, 79-7285 and 79-7302PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Ramos and the Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (Director) both petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board (Board) which vacated an award of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., and remanded to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND
Ramos was employed by Universal Dredging Corporation (Universal) as a deck hand on the Dredge EXPLORER. The dredge was being used in connection with the…
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