Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Rogers
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1988No. 86-4114PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Chief Judge.
This case arises under the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, Pub.L. 95-239, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. (1976 Ed. Supp. II). Section 2 of the 1977 Act amended § 402(f)(1) of the original Black Lung Benefits Act to provide that the term “total disability shall have the meaning given it by regulations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, with certain limitations. 30 U.S.C. § 902(f)(1) (1982). The question is whether the Secretary of Labor misapplied the regulations promulgated pursuant to this authority, 20 C.F.R. §§ 727.203 and…
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