Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Oglebay Norton Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1989No. 88-3512PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
The Director appeals the dismissal by the Administrative Law Judge (AU) and the subsequent affirmance of this dismissal by the Benefits Review Board of Oglebay Norton Co. (Oglebay) as the responsible operator in this black lung widows’ benefits case. We believe that the AU improperly concluded (1) that Oglebay should be dismissed as the responsible operator and (2) that liability should be transferred to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. Accordingly, we reverse the AU’s finding.
FACTS
Carl Goddard filed an application for black lung disability benefits on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- American Tobacco Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Arthur C. Payne, Cross-Appellee v. Panama Canal Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Old Ben Coal Company v. Elmer H. Luker and the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, and United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Thurman Conn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by18 opinions
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