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Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT January 27, 2006
Petitioners,
versus
Respondents.
PER CURIAM:*
Petitioners, Ham Marine Inc. (Ham) and its Longshore & Harbor
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5 the Court has determined that this
opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under
the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Judge (ALJ) holding Robert Keyes, Jr. (Keyes) entitled to LHWCA
Keyes May 5, 1999, in the course of his employment with Ham. Keyes
court are:
First, that the ALJ and the BRB “erred in finding that . . .
Second (and last), that the BRB erred in affirming the ALJ’s
doctors and a therapist who treated Keyes and credited the evidence
of Dr. Bazzone.
the facts for those of the ALJ, but must instead affirm the ALJ’s
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P & T and its LHWCA insurer, Reliance National Insurance
Company (Reliance), are respondents here (as they were before the
BRB), and were likewise made parties to the proceedings before the
ALJ where Keyes was claimant and Ham was the employer. Ham and
Eagle appealed the ALJ’s decision to the BRB. Neither Keyes nor
P&T, nor Reliance, appealed from the ALJ’s decision to the BRB, nor
has any of them appealed from the BRB’s decision to this court.
P&T (and Reliance) defend in this court the decision of the BRB
(and that of the ALJ). Keyes has not filed any brief in this
court.
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findings if they are supported by substantial evidence. Director,
OWCP v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., 125 F.3d 303, 305 (5th Cir.
300 F.2d 741, 742 (5th Cir. 1962). “Credibility determinations and
fact finder, here the ALJ” and “he is entitled to weigh the medical
experts . . .”. Atlantic Marine, Inc. v. Bruce, 661 F.2d 898, 900
The ALJ found that Keyes’s condition was “the natural result” of
P & T terminated the liability of Ham (and Ham does not contend
otherwise).
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showed good cause, why in the challenged respects he gave greater
AFFIRMED.