U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Two widows of California shipyard workers, whose husbands were allegedly exposed to asbestos and died as a result, sought compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (“the Longshore Act” or “the Act”). The Longshore Act was enacted to protect longshore workers who suffered injuries related to their employment, but terminates benefits when “‘the person entitled to compensation (or the person’s representative) enters into a settlement with a third person’ for the employee’s disability or death for an …
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