Gustafson v. International Progress Enterprises

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH B. GINSBURG.. RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the 1978 death of a United States worker in Saudi Arabia and his widow’s claim for survivor’s benefits under the District of Columbia’s then-effective workers’ compensation regime.1 The decedent was employed by a Saudi Arabian enterprise that maintained its sole United States office in the District of Columbia. The administrative law judge (AU) held the employment not covered by the District’s law2 and the Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirmed the AU’s decision denying the…