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STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. v. NASH

No. 83-4332.

782 F.2d 513 (1986)

STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY and Texas Employers' Insurance Association, Petitioners, v. Earl F. NASH and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Roberts, Roger Townsend, Houston, Tex., for petitioners.

T. Timothy Ryan, Sol. of Labor, Joshua T. Gillilam, II, Marianne Demetral Smith, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for respondents.

Stephen M. Vaughan, Houston, Tex., for Earl F. Nash.

Agnes G. Kurtz, Benefits Review Bd., Washington, D.C., for other interested parties.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE, RUBIN, REAVLEY, POLITZ, TATE, JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, HILL, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Earl F. Nash suffered an injury to his right knee resulting in permanent partial disability while working as a longshoreman for petitioner Strachan Shipping Company (Strachan) in 1978. Pursuant to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, Nash sought workers' compensation benefits from Strachan and its insurer, Texas Employers' Insurance Association. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found...

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