B & G Mining, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

The claimant in this black-lung benefits case, Danny Bentley, received an award of benefits against his employer, B & G Mining, Inc., and the company’s insurer, Old Republic Insurance Company (collectively, “B & G” or the “company”). At each level of review in the Department of Labor, the adjudicators awarded fees to Bentley’s attorney under the fee-shifting provision of the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 932(a). On petition for review before this court, B & G argues that the adjudicators abused their discretion in the rates they used and the hours they…