Federal Court Denies Employer's Petition for Review of LHWCA Award

A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of a worker's Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act benefits. Case: Sun Terminals Inc. v. Polo, No. 24-14016, 10/15/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Maximo Polo injured his back while working for Sun Terminals Inc. in March 2019. Polo went to see Dr. Lowell Davis, a pain-management specialist, and Dr. Kenneth Taylor, an orthopedist. Both doctors recommended that Polo be treated by a spine specialist for surgical evaluation. Sun Terminals provided Polo with a “choice of physicia...