Legal Opinion
Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1990No. 89-2305PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Freeman United Coal Mining Co. (Freeman) seeks review of the decision by the Benefits Review Board of the Department of Labor (BRB) ordering an award of benefits to John D. Wolfe under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The BRB reversed a denial of benefits by an Administrative Law Judge (AU).
On May 19, 1977, Wolfe, then a coal miner for Freeman, filed a claim for benefits under the Act.1 The AU held a formal hearing on August 26, 1980. Wolfe was born in 1914 and worked as an underground coal miner with various companies for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Frank Wetherill v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Johnnie York v. Benefits Review Board Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Old Ben Coal Company v. Mary E. Prewitt, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Homer R. Sykes v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor and Itmann Coal Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990