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AMOS v. DIRECTOR, WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

No. 96-70988.

153 F.3d 1051 (1998)

Sir Gean AMOS, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Sea-Land Services, Inc.; Crawford & Company, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Woods, Woods and Stauffer, Dallesport, Washington, for petitioner.

Russell A. Metz and Robert J. Burke, Metz & Associates, Seattle, Washington, for respondents.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, REINHARDT and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.

Sir Gean Amos injured his shoulder while working as a loader/checker for Sea-Land Service and sought treatment and benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. His treating orthopedic surgeon recommended surgery. Two other orthopedic surgeons recommended against it. Both recommendations were reasonable. We hold today that when an injured employee is faced with competing medical opinions about the best way to treat his...

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