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LOUISIANA INS. GUAR. ASS'N v. BUNOL

No. 97-60508.

211 F.3d 294 (2000)

LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. Robert BUNOL; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Collins C. Rossi (argued), Metairie, LA, for Petitioner.

Joseph J. Wiegand (argued), Houma, LA, for Bunol.

Michael Scott Hertzig, Carol A. De Deo, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Dir., Office of Workers Comp. Programs, Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC, for Dir., Office of Workers' Comp. Programs, U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and FALLON, District Judge.

FALLON, District Judge:

The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association ("LIGA") appeals from a decision by the Benefits Review Board ("BRB") of the United States Department of Labor concerning benefits awarded to Robert Bunol pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"). Because we find that substantial evidence supports the determination of the BRB, we affirm.

I.

Robert J. Bunol, Sr. was a diesel mechanic who was injured...

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