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NEW THOUGHTS FINISHING CO. v. CHILTON

No. 96-60686 Summary Calendar.

118 F.3d 1028 (1997)

NEW THOUGHTS FINISHING COMPANY; Travelers Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Donald CHILTON; Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Sartin, Jr., Cornelius, Sartin & Murphy, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioners.

Leonard A. Washofsky, Metairie, LA, for Donald Chilton, Respondent.

Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC, Carol DeDeo, Assoc. Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Dir., Office of Workers Comp. Programs, Washington, DC, for Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Respondent.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, New Thoughts Finishing Company ("New Thoughts") and Travelers Insurance Company ("Travelers"), appeal the final order of the Benefits Review Board affirming the Administrative Law Judge's award of compensation to respondent Donald Chilton under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"), 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. The ALJ's award was affirmed as a matter...

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