United States Ninth Circuit
Wheaton v. Golden Gate Bridge, Hwy. & Transp. Dist., 07-72141
Petitioner's petition for review of the Office of Workers' Compensation's denial of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) is denied, where a municipal transportation district was a "subdivision" of the State of California under 33 U.S.C. section 903(b) and thus Petitioner was not entitled to benefits.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/12/2008
- Decided 03/16/2009
- Published 03/16/2009
Judges
- Before: B. FLETCHER and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAM T. HART , District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- John Ralph Hillsman, Esquire, McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Helen Hart Cox, Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for the respondents., Rex M. Clack and David E. Russo, Sterling & Clack, San Francisco, CA, for the respondents Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.