Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Director
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2000No. 98-71004PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:
Section 33(f) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 933(f) (“Act” or “LHWCA”), describes the rights and responsibilities of a “person entitled to compensation” who enters into a settlement with a third party. Lois Taylor, widow of Glenn Taylor, the covered worker under the Act, petitions this court for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board, which credited her late husband’s employer for amounts she received from third-party settlements entered into prior to her husband’s death. The issue that we must decide in this petition…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dorelda Gilliland v. E.J. Bartells Co., Inc. Wausau Insurance Co. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Lois Taylor v. Director, Office Of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000