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MARINE CONCRETE v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' ETC.

No. 80-3882 Summary Calendar.

645 F.2d 484 (1981)

MARINE CONCRETE and U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, Respondents, Richard Ladner, Claimant-Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

May 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Salloum, Gulfport, Miss., for petitioners.

Catherine A. Giacona, Washington, D. C., for U. S. Dept. of Labor.

Gerald R. Emil, David A. Wheeler, Gulfport, Miss., for respondent Ladner.

Before GEE, RUBIN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The question before us is a narrow one: may an administrative law judge [ALJ] approve the settlement of a claim under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act [LHWCA], 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., that involves possible future medical benefits? Bound by a precise statute, we conclude that Congress has ordained that only the Secretary of Labor or his designate may approve...

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