United States Ninth Circuit

Because injury to employee's two knees are discrete injuries under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. 908(f), the Benefits Review Board properly imposed two 104-week liability periods on the employer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2002
• Published 01/29/2002

Judges

• Before:  LEAVY, T.G. NELSON and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William N. Brooks, II, Aleccia & Brooks, Long Beach, CA, for petitioner Matson Terminals, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Judith E. Kramer,Carol A. De Deo, Samuel J. Oshinsky, Laura J. Stomski, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, for respondent Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.