ORTCO CONTRACTORS, INC. v. CHARPENTIER

No. 02-60447 Summary Calendar.

332 F.3d 283 (2003)

ORTCO CONTRACTORS, INC.; Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, Petitioners, v. Lynette CHARPENTIER, Widow of Zeby Charpentier, Jr.; Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Travis Ron LeBleu, Johnson, Stiltner & Rahman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Petitioners.

William R. Mustian, III, Stanga & Mustian, Metairie, LA, for Charpentier.

Burke Matthew Wong, Carol A. De Deo, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Bd., Washington, DC, Michael O. Brewer, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Admin., New Orleans, LA, for Director, Office of Worker's Comp. Programs, U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Before DAVIS, WIENER, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners Ortco Contractors, Inc. ("Ortco") and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (collectively, "Petitioners") seek our review of the Benefits Review Board's ("BRB") order affirming the administrative law judge's ("ALJ") determination, following an initial reversal and remand by the BRB, that Respondent Lynette Charpentier is entitled to benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"). We conclude that...

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