Legal Opinion
Arch Mineral Corporation v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 1986No. 84-2633PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This is a petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board of the United States Department of Labor, which affirmed an administrative, law judge’s decision to award benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. Petitioner, Arch Mineral Corporation (“Arch Mineral”), challenges the award of benefits to the surviving spouse of one of its former employees. For the reasons that follow, we deny the petition.
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The claimant, Jewell Degenhardt, applied for black lung benefits on February 26, 1981, and an administrative law judge (an “ALJ”)…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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