Legal Opinion
Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc. v. Robert Cabral and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Opinion
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2000No. 98-70552PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a party challenging an award of attorney’s fees under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (the “Act”), has a right to a hearing before the Office of the Administrative Law Judge (“OALJ”) when no factual issues are in dispute. Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc. (“Tibbitts”) petitions for review of the order of the Benefits Review Board (“Board”) upholding an Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ’s”) dismissal of just such a challenge. Because we conclude that the ALJ properly determined it did not have…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc. v. RoundtreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Lucille Force v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Department of Labor Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Inc. v. John H. White and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Francis E. Lauzon, III v. Strachan Shipping Company, Texas Employers' Insurance AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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