Legal Opinion
Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Billy R. Hilliard Benefits Review Board Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 1995No. 94-3875PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The coal company asks us to set aside an award of “black lung” benefits to a former employee, Hilliard. 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. He had first applied for benefits in 1986, the year he quit working, and had been turned down the following year. He reapplied in 1990 and this time was successful. The medical record submitted with his first application consisted of three x-rays, of which one was unreadable and two were interpreted by “B-readers” (experts in interpreting x-rays for evidence of black lung disease), as negative, an arterial blood gas study that did not indicate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich CollieriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Sahara Coal Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor and Floyd McNewCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Benefits Review Board, and Sylvia SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Old Ben Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Lowell MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Program and Fairy Dell Jones, Widow of Donald L. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Old Ben Coal Co. v. Brunette Scott and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Midland Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Midland Coal Company v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Peabody Coal Co. v. SpeseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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