Electric Boat Corp. v. DeMartino

Electric Boat Corporation petitions for review of a March 27, 2006 order of the Benefits Review Board (“Board”) affirming the decision of Administrative Law Judge Colleen A. Geraghty (“ALJ”) denying Electric Boat relief from its worker’s compensation liability under section 8(f) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 908(f). We hold that substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s conclusion that the evidence of Louis DeMartino’s exposure to asbestos after 1970 is insufficient to establish a second injury for the purposes of section 8(f) relief. We write to…