Legal Opinion
Consolidation Coal Company v. Lorene Maynes
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2014No. 12-3653PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.
Consolidation Coal Company (“Petitioner”) appeals a decision of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Benefits Review Board (“the Board”), affirming Lorene Maynes’s (“Mrs. Maynes”) eligibility for survivor’s benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (“BLBA”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-944, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the Affordable Care Act” or “ACA”), Pub.L. No. 111-148, § 1556 (2010). For the reasons below, the Petition is DENIED.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Sanders Confectionery Products, Inc. v. Heller Financial, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Deborah W. Kane and Andrew Kane v. Magna Mixer Company and Paul L. KramerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Union Carbide Corporation v. Virginia RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
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