United States Ninth Circuit
Price v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am., 08-71719
In an action seeking disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Department of Labor Benefits Review Board's order affirming the ALJ's decision to award simple interest at the rate determined by 28 U.S.C. section 1961(a) is affirmed where interest on past due disability payments under the LHWCA was properly calculated as simple interest at the rate defined in section 1961(a).
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/15/2010
- Published 12/15/2010
Judges
- N. Randy Smith
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Joshua T. Gillelan II, Russell A. Metz