JONES v. DIRECTOR, OWCP, U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR

No. 91-1281.

977 F.2d 1106 (1992)

Allan M. JONES, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, and Fraser Shipyards, Incorporated, and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Sage, Duluth, Minn. (argued), for petitioner.

Linda M. Meekins, Ann McLaughlin, Benefits Review Bd., Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Benefits Review Bd.

Eileen M. McCarthy, Appellate Litigation, Joshua T. Gillelan, II (argued), Office of the Sol., Washington, D.C., John H. Secaras, Sol. Gen., Chicago, Ill., Louis W. Rogers, Dept. of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Program, Washington, D.C., for Office of Workers' Compensation Program.

Larry J. Peterson (argued), Peterson & Associates, St. Paul, Minn., for Fraser Shipyards, Inc., Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Before CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to review an order of the Benefits Review Board (the BRB or the Board) under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (the LHWCA or the Act), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The BRB affirmed an Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ's) denial of petitioner Allan Jones' claim under the LHWCA against Fraser Shipyards, Inc. (Fraser) and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aetna) for certain benefits. We grant the petition...

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