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RIVERA v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION

No. 20-60357.

22 F.4th 460 (2021)

Ramon RIVERA, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Ameri-Force; Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Limited, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 21, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Paul Briscoe , Metairie, LA, for Petitioner Ramon Rivera.

William M. Bush , Mark A. Reinhalter , Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Esq. , Clerk of the Appellate Boards, Benefits Review Board, 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.

Edward Settoon Johnson, Esq. , Senior Trial Attorney, Christopher Lawrence Williams , Johnson, Yacoubian & Paysse, New Orleans, LA, for Respondents Ameri-Force, and Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Limited.

Before Elrod, Willett, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.

Ramon Rivera was injured on the job while employed by Ameri-Force. He successfully obtained a workers' compensation award after filing a claim with the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor. The question before us is whether he is also entitled to attorney's fees under 33 U...

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