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NOBLE DRILLING CO. v. DRAKE

No. 86-4140.

795 F.2d 478 (1986)

NOBLE DRILLING COMPANY and Crawford & Company, Inc., Petitioners, v. Kathy DRAKE, Claimant, and U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review Board, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Spansel, Joseph B. Guilbeau, New Orleans, La., for petitioners.

Joshua T. Gillelan, II, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., Dawn Barrios, Carl W. Cleveland, New Orleans, La., for respondents.

Linda M. Meekins, Clerk, Dept. of Labor, Benefit Review Bd., Washington, D.C., for other interested parties.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 26, 1986.

PER CURIAM:

The question presented in this appeal of a compensation award under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act is whether the record supports the determination that Phillip Drake's death was causally related to his employment. We conclude that the award is supported by substantial evidence and affirm.

I.

The facts are essentially undisputed. In October 1982, Phillip...

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