Legal Opinion
Consolidation Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, and James E. Stein
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2002No. 01-3315PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Consolidation Coal Company (“Consol”) appeals an order of the Benefits Review Board of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) granting Respondent James E. Stein’s (“Stein”) claim for relief under the Black Lung Benefits Act. We enforce the decision of the Board.
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This is the second time that Stein’s claim for benefits, originally filed in July 1994, has come before the court. Stein worked as a mechanic at Consol’s Burning Star mine in DeSoto, Ill., from 1978 to 1989, when the mine was closed and abandoned, and he filed for black lung benefits after his…
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