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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Benefits Review Board's decision awarding temporary partial disability benefits to Morris A. Jacobs under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Court found that the Board's decision was based on substantial evidence and without reversible error. As the issues and legal contentions were adequately addressed in the case materials, the Court rendered its decision without oral argument.

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Benefits Review Board's decision awarding temporary partial disability benefits to Morris A. Jacobs under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. The Court found that the Board's decision was based on substantial evidence and without reversible error. As the issues and legal contentions were adequately addressed in the case materials, the Court rendered its decision without oral argument.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 01-2357

    NEWPORT NEWS
    COMPANY,

    SHIPBUILDING

    AND

    DRY

    DOCK
    Petitioner,

    versus
    MORRIS A. JACOBS; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS
    COMPENSATION
    PROGRAMS,
    UNITED
    STATES
    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
    Respondents.

    On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board.


    (00-1180)

    Submitted:

    June 20, 2002

    Decided:

    July 22, 2002

    Before LUTTIG and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior


    Circuit Judge.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


    Jonathan H. Walker, MASON, COWARDIN & MASON, P.C., Newport News,
    Virginia, for Petitioner. Ralph Rabinowitz, RABINOWITZ, SWARTZ,
    TALIAFERRO, LEWIS, SWARTZ & GOODOVE, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for
    Respondents.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. seeks review of the
    Benefits

    Review

    Boards

    decision

    and

    order

    affirming

    the

    administrative law judges award of temporary partial disability


    benefits pursuant to 33 U.S.C.A. 901-950 (West 2001).

    Our

    review of the record discloses that the Boards decision is based


    upon

    substantial

    evidence

    and

    is

    without

    reversible

    Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board.

    error.

    See Newport

    News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. v. Jacobs, No. 00-1180 (B.R.B.
    Sept. 14, 2001).

    We dispense with oral argument because the facts

    and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials


    before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

    AFFIRMED

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