Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. Marine Personnel Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1995No. 94-40780PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Claimant, Bernardo Mendoza, petitions for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) upholding the decision administrative law judge (“ALJ”), who found that claimant was permanently partially disabled rather than permanently totally disabled. Concluding that the BRB did not err, we deny the petition for review.
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Mendoza was working as a welder/fitter for Marine Personnel Company (“Marine”) when he was injured in November 1987. Mendoza had Dr. Thomas Padgett perform lumbar laminectomy back surgery in April 1988. A second back surgery was performed by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich CollieriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Mario Mijangos v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc. v. Charles Kennel, and Director Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Noble Drilling Company and Crawford & Company, Inc. v. Kathy Drake, and U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Bunge Corp. v. CarlisleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Ceres Gulf, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- BIS Salamis, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
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