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TODD SHIPYARDS v. DIRECTOR, OWCP

No. 90-70139.

950 F.2d 607 (1991)

TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, Melvin Watts, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvette A. Boehnke, Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Sorkow, San Pedro, Cal., for petitioners.

James M. McAdams, Magana, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry, Wilmington, Cal., for respondents.

Before BROWNING, ALARCON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Todd Shipyards Corporation (Todd) and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) appeal from the decision of the Benefits Review Board of the Department of Labor (Benefits Review Board). The Benefits Review Board awarded attorneys' fees to Todd's employee, Melvin Watts (Watts), pursuant to Section 28(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 928(b).

We must decide whether Section 928(b) authorizes the...

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