Legal Opinion

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 23, 2010No. 09-60095PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. (“Bollinger”), petitions for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) awarding benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“the LHWCA”) to Jorge Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”), an undocumented immigrant who fell and injured himself while employed by Bollinger as a pipefitter. We deny the petition.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A. Facts

In October 2003, Rodriguez fell and injured himself while performing a welding job for Bollinger, his employer. At the time of his injury, Rodriguez had been working as a pipefitter for…

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