United States Second Circuit

Plaintiff-employer's petition for review, challenging the award of death benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, is denied where defendant-employee properly satisfied both the situs and status requirements for coverage under the Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2005
• Published 06/24/2005

Judges

• POOLER, Circuit Judge., Before:  POOLER and B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges, and CASTEL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Keith L. Flicker, (Robert N. Dengler, on the brief), Flicker, Garelick & Associates, LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel O. Rose (Marc S. Moller, Brendan S. Maher, on the brief), Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, New York, NY, for Respondent Lorraine Morganti., Richard A. Seid (Howard M. Radzely, Solicitor of Labor, Donald S. Shire, Associate Solicitor, Mark A. Reinhalter, Counsel for Longshore, on the brief), United States Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for Respondent Director.