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· 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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