Legal Opinion
Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Ralph E. Anderson Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1992No. 90-3671PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
More than a decade ago, Ralph Anderson filed a claim to collect “black lung” benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945 because he allegedly suffers from coal miners pneumoconiosis. An Administrative Law Judge (AU) reviewed Anderson’s claim and found that Anderson was totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis because he displayed symptoms that triggered a presumption of total disability. Freeman Coal Mining Company was unable to rebut this presumption, and Anderson was awarded benefits. The Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirmed that decision. The employer appealed to this court,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pauley v. BethEnergy Mines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Underhill v. Peabody Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Carl Shelton v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Dantran, Inc. v. U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Herman E. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Charles Boyd Malcomb v. Island Creek Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Allan M. Jones v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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