Jeffrey G. Carswell, et al. v. E. Pihl & Sons, et al.
Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the First Circuit's finding that a US Labor Director could oppose Petitioners' wage-loss claims to protect a privately-financed Fund violates Congress's intention for Directors to exercise only administrative support functions in cases under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI The Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act (LHWCA) If the First Circuit had jurisdiction to review Petitioners’ wage-loss claims, did its finding that a US Labor Director could oppose their claims to protect a privately-financed Fund, violate Congress’s intention for Directors to exercise only administrative support functions in cases under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act?