SGS CONTROL SERV. v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORK. COMP.

No. 95-60027.

86 F.3d 438 (1996)

SGS CONTROL SERVICES; CNA Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT of LABOR; Francis Barrios, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Kleinman, Hulse, Nelson and Wanek, New Orleans, LA, for petitioners.

LuAnn Blanche Kressley, Washington, DC, Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC, Carol DeDeo, Assoc Solicitor, United States Department of Labor, Dir., Office of Worker's Comp. Programs, Washington, DC, for Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, respondent.

John G. Munoz, New Orleans, LA, for Francis Barrios, respondent.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS, Circuit Judge.

An administrative law judge (ALJ) found that Francis Barrios was permanently and totally disabled due to a work-related injury covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) and awarded benefits accordingly. The Benefits Review Board (the Board) affirmed the judgment. Petitioners, SGS Control Services (SGS) and CNA Insurance Co., seek review of both the finding of permanent and total disability, and the determination of...

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