Legal Opinion
John R. Hobbs v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1987No. 86-7065PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Attorneys in the firm of McGuinn, Hills-man & Palefsky (Petitioners) petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board (Board) which reduced an Administrative Law Judge’s award of attorney’s fees under the Longshore Act, 33 U.S.C. § 928, and vacated that part of the award providing for prospective post-judgment interest. We deny the petition.
FACTS
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Claimant John Hobbs was a shipwright/carpenter who claimed benefits against Stan Flowers, Inc. (employer/carrier) for a compensable injury to his right knee under the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Clyde A. Perkins v. Standard Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Alonzo Bonner, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph Coughlin, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States Department of Labor v. TriplettSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Boland Marine & Manufacturing Co. v. RihnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Henry J. Anderson v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company Manhattan Re-Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Robert W. Hunt, M.D. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor Marine Terminals CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Van Asdale v. International Game TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
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