· 1/17/1972
O'KEEFFE v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.
Citations
- 404 U.S. 254
- 92 S. Ct. 405
- 30 L. Ed. 2d 424
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 110
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- recognizing that ALJ may correct his own factual errors even though the Act does not specifically refer to ALJ
- holding that the authority to re-open is not limited to any particular type of facts; the Board may review the very existence of a liability as well as its extent
- holding that the authority to re-open is not limited to any particular type of facts; the Board may review the very existence of a liability as well as its extent
- concluding that the deputy commissioner may \simply rethink\ a prior finding
- finding no tension between the flexibility of § 922 and the finality provisions of 33 U.S.C. § 921
- noting the broad discretion given to today’s district directors and ALJs when correcting mistakes of fact
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Judges: Per Curiam
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