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TODD SHIPYARDS v. OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION

No. 96-70954.

139 F.3d 1309 (1998)

TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION; Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Prudencio Chavez, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvette A. Boehnke, Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Sorkow, San Pedro, California, for petitioners Todd Shipyards and Aetna Casualty & Surety.

Diane L. Middleton, San Pedro, California, for respondent Prudencio Chavez.

Before: BRUNETTI, THOMPSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Todd Shipyards Corporation ("Todd") formerly employed claimant/appellee Prudencio Chavez ("Chavez"). During and as a result of that employment, Chavez developed both hypertension and asbestosis. Chavez was awarded total disability compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The only issue before the court today is whether Todd is entitled to recompense for some of...

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