Legal Opinion
Amigo Smokeless Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Dept. Of Labor, and Clarence Bower
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1981No. 80-1192PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
On December 26, 1973, Clarence Bower filed a claim for black lung benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. A deputy commissioner of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, at an informal conference, determined that Bower was entitled to benefits and that appellant Amigo Smokeless Coal Company was the coal mine operator responsible for paying those benefits. Amigo contested Bower’s status as a miner during his employment with…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. v. Frank Kininess and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. McCabeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Kitty B. Roberts and James E. Roberts, Wage Earner v. Casper Weinberger, Secty. Of HewCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Cecelia Adelsberger v. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Tony Zbosnik v. Badger Coal Company and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Edwin Southard v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Herman E. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Wilson v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Stroh v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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