United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's determination that petitioner was not entitled to disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act, the petition is denied where psychological injuries that result from legitimate personnel actions are not compensable under the Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2008
• Decided 10/01/2009
• Published 10/01/2009

Judges

• COLLINS, District Judge:, Before:  HARRY PREGERSON and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges, and RANER C. COLLINS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua T. Gillelan II, Longshore Claimant's National Law Center, Washington, D.C. (argued), and Erica A. Dupree, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roy D. Alexrod, Law Offices of Roy Alexrod, Solana Beach, CA, (argued) for the respondent.