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ABEL v. DIRECTOR, OWCP

No. 87-7516.

932 F.2d 819 (1991)

Daniel C. ABEL, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, Jones Oregon Stevedoring Company, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Robinowitz, Portland, Or., for petitioner.

Jay Beattie, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland, Or., for Jones Oregon.

Marianne Smith, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Office of Workers Compensation Programs.

Before CANBY and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and LEGGE, District Judge.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Daniel Abel petitions for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board denying him benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The Benefits Review Board upheld the Administrative Law Judge's determination that Abel's claim for benefits was untimely. We grant the petition, reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Abel, a longshoreman...

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