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CRUZ v. NAT. STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING CO.

No. 17-55441.

910 F.3d 1263 (2018)

Sira CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY; Peterson Industrial Scaffolding, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and United States of America, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 19, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston Easley , Law Offices of Preston Easley, San Pedro, California; Dawn Schock , SK Appellate Group LLP, San Pedro, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Bradley H. Pace , Philip Barilovits , and Pamela L. Schultz , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Jay S. Bybee, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

In this case we are asked to determine whether a maritime worker who has collected statutory workers' compensation for her injuries may further recover against a so-called "borrowing employer." Sira Cruz suffered injuries to her ribs and lungs while working as a tank tester aboard a Navy ship that was docked...

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