GEDDES v. DIRECTOR, O.W.C.P., U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR

No. 87-1298.

851 F.2d 440 (1988)

Francis V. GEDDES, Jr., Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. DiMuro, with whom Stephen A. Katz, Alexandria, Va., was on the brief, for petitioner.

John Jeffrey Ross, Atty., Dept. of Labor, with whom Donald S. Shire, Associate Sol., and J. Michael O'Neill, Counsel for Longshore, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for respondent, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Program, U.S. Dept. of Labor, arguing in favor, of petitioner.

John F. Ward, Washington, D.C., for respondent, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Before BUCKLEY and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges, and PALMIERI Senior District Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

This case was previously before us in Geddes v. Benefits Review Board, 735 F.2d 1412 (D.C.Cir.1984) (Geddes I) on petition to review the Board's denial of Geddes' claimed benefits under section 49 of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"). 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-50 (1976). At that time, we found that the Board failed to apply the correct...

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