Legal Opinion
Henry v. Coordinated Caribbean Transport
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 2000No. 98-60303PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether an agreement between an injured longshoreman’s attorney, the employer, and its insurance carrier is enforceable where the employee died before a settlement application conforming to LHWCA regulations was prepared or executed. We affirm the decision of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) that no valid settlement agreement existed pursuant to section 8(i) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 908(i) (1994).
BACKGROUND
Johnnie Henry suffered a severe injury to his left hand while employed by Caribbean in…
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