Legal Opinion
Sea "B" Mining Company v. Shirley Addison
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2016No. 14-2324PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted; order vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DUNCAN joined.
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
Jerry Addison applied for financial assistance under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-944 (“the Act”), claiming that he suffered from coal-dust induced pneumoconiosis as a result of his prior work as a coal miner. Over conflicting medical evidence, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that Addison was entitled to benefits under the Act because he had established the existence of clinical and legal…
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