Legal Opinion
Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Asbestos Health
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1994No. 93-07077PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. (“Ingalls”) filed the instant action seeking to compel N. Sandra Kitchin, the District Director for the Sixth Compensation District (the “Director”), to transfer the asbestos claims of approximately 3,100 former Ingalls’ shipyard workers to the Office of the Administrative Law Judge (“OALJ”) for a hearing. The district court granted a writ of mandamus ordering the Director to refer the cases. The Director appeals. We AFFIRM.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 10, 1990, Ingalls filed with the OALJ a Motion to Consolidate and Motion for…
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