Legal Opinion
S & H Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1982No. Nos. 79-2358, 79-3319 and 80-7297PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Petitioners S & H Riggers & Erectors, Inc. and Standard Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. have applied for attorney fees and other expenses as prevailing parties against respondents Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and the Secretary of Labor. See S & H Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. OSHRC, 659 F.2d 1273 (5th Cir. 1981). Petitioners apply under two provisions of the recently enacted Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), P.L. 96-481, Title II, 94 Stat. 2325 (1980). The first provision allows an award of fees for legal expenses incurred at the appellate court level in…
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