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WELLS v. INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES SHIPPING CO.

Nos. 81-2404, 82-2038.

693 F.2d 663 (1982)

Alfred B. WELLS, for the Use of Ernest T. ROSSIELLO, Attorney, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES SHIPPING COMPANY and Martin Reinsurance Company, Defendants-Appellants. Clarence SULSBERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES SHIPPING COMPANY and Martin Reinsurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Strobel, Chicago, Ill., defendants-appellants/cross-appellees.

Ernest T. Rossiello, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

We have consolidated two related appeals which raise questions of first impression with regard to the awarding of attorney's fees under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. The nominal plaintiffs in the two cases are injured longshoremen who were represented by attorney Ernest Rossiello in administrative actions against their employer and the employer's insurance carrier (the defendants...

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