United States Ninth Circuit

Under 33 U.S.C. section 903(e) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, an employee's settlements with prior employers for long term exposure injury is not credited against the amount owed by the last responsible employer. (amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2001
• Decided 12/19/2001
• Published 07/16/2002

Judges

• Before NOONAN, HAWKINS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brice Anderson, Brentwood, California, and Victoria Edises, Oakland, California, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joshua T. Gillelan, Washington, DC, United States Department of Labor, for respondent Director OWCP., Robert E. Babcock, Sherwood, Oregon, for respondent Triple A Machine Shop.