Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 2002No. 00-60475PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Claude Weaver appeals a decision of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) affirming an award of attorney’s fees by the district director. We reverse and remand.
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On February 4, 1992, Weaver filed a claim for hearing loss under the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”) against his former employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. (“In-galls”), which controverted the claim on February ll. 1 On February 12, Ingalls received formal notice of the claim from the district director. In September, In-galls initiated voluntary payments on the claim and offered to…
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