Legal Opinion
FMC Corporation v. DOWCP
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1997No. 96-60664PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves whether an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) properly awarded attorney’s fees to a claimant under Section 28 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-50. The ALJ’s award was affirmed as a matter of law by the United States Department of Labor Benefits Review Board (the “Board”) when the Board did not act on the petitioners’ appeal within one year. See Omnibus Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-134, § 101(d), 110 Stat. 1321-219 (1996). Because we conclude that the award of attorney’s fees was not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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