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WHEATON v. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY & TRANSP.

No. 07-72141.

559 F.3d 979 (2009)

Gale WHEATON, Petitioner, v. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ralph Hillsman, Esquire, McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner.

Helen Hart Cox, Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for the respondents.

Rex M. Clack and David E. Russo, Sterling & Clack, San Francisco, CA, for the respondents Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Before: B. FLETCHER and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAM T. HART, District Judge.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Gale Wheaton appeals the denial of his claim for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"). Gale Wheaton was a ferry repairman and mechanic in the Ferry Division of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District (the "District"). In October 1999, he suffered a back injury while working aboard a vessel on navigable waters of the United...

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