Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance v. Woolman
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2019No. 17-3249PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 - 945, requires coal-mine operators to provide benefits to miners whose contraction of pneumoconiosis- i.e. , "black lung" disease-from prolonged exposure to coal dust renders them totally disabled. To comply with the Act, coal-mine operators *981 must purchase a worker's compensation and employer liability insurance policy containing an "endorsement" ensuring coverage for black-lung-benefits claims. In this appeal, Dennis Woolman-former president of…
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