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LEDET v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.

No. 96-60717.

163 F.3d 901 (1998)

Orel J. LEDET, Petitioner, v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Aubrey, Lafayette, LA, for Petitioner.

Michael Ray Mangham, Dawn Mayeux Fuqua, Mangham, Hardy & Stevens, Lafayette, LA, for Phillips Petroleum Co.

Janet R. Dunlop, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Bd., Carol DeDeo, Assoc. Sol., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Dir., Office of Workers Comp. Programs, Joshua T. Gillelan, II, Office of the Sol. of Labor, Washington, DC, for Director, Office of Worker's Cimp. Programs, U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JONES and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Orel J. Ledet appeals the final order of the Benefits Review Board affirming the Administrative Law Judge's award of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).1 For the reasons assigned, we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.

BACKGROUND

Ledet was employed as a mechanic by Phillips Petroleum and, during the course of this employment, was injured when he slipped...

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