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BAKER v. DIRECTOR OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP.

No. 15-60634.

834 F.3d 542 (2016)

James BAKER, Jr., Petitioner v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor; Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 19, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Vincent, Jr. , Attorney, Law Offices of William S. Vincent, Jr., New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner.

Barry H. Joyner, Esq. , Sean Bajkowski, Esq. , Rebecca Jayne Fiebig , Trial Attorney, Rae Ellen James , Associate Solicitor, Mark A. Reinhalter , Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, David Duhon , U.S. Department of Labor, OWCP/DLHWC, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor.

William Stevens Bordelon, Sr., Esq. , Bordelon & Shea, Houma, LA, for Respondent Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, L.L.C.

Before REAVLEY, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner James Baker appeals the Benefits Review Board's decision affirming the denial of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. We affirm.

I. Background

James Baker worked as a marine carpenter for eight months at Gulf...

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