CHRISTIE v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CO.

No. 17-70853.

898 F.3d 952 (2018)

Stanley CHRISTIE, Petitioner, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC COMPANY; Ace American Insurance Company; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Program, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Thomas Gillelan II (argued), Longshore Claimants' National Law Center, Washington, D.C.; Richard A. Mann , Brownstein Rask LLP, Portland, Oregon; Lara D. Merrigan , San Rafael, California; for Petitioner.

Stephen Verotsky (argued), Sather Byerly & Holloway LLP, Portland, Oregon, for Respondents.

Before: Milan D. Smith, Jr. and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges, and Alvin K. Hellerstein, District Judge.


OPINION

Stanley Christie, a longtime employee of the Respondent Georgia-Pacific Company ("Georgia-Pacific") in Portland, Oregon, injured his back at work in 1999. He returned to work following his injury but he eventually required surgery, which he underwent in 2004. Christie now asks us to decide if he is entitled...

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