U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Peña-Garcia v. Dir., Office of Workers' Comp. Programs
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Author
- Sandra Lea Lynch
- Filed
- March 1, 2019
- Case
- Peña-Garcia v. Dir., Office of Workers' Comp. Programs
- Case status
- Decided
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LYNCH, Circuit Judge. This case raises the question of what is a "successful prosecution" in a claim for benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), so as to warrant an award of attorney's fees to a claimant. See 33 U.S.C. § 928. After suffering a disabling ba…
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