Legal Opinion
Harman Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2012No. 05-1620, 11-1450PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review denied by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
These appeals arise from an administrative law judge’s order, affirmed by the Benefits Review Board, finding that Gary Looney suffered disabling obstructive lung disease arising out of his work as a coal miner and awarding his widow black lung benefits payable by Looney’s former employer. Although Looney’s case has followed a tortured procedural path, the proper resolution of these appeals is straightforward. We need only…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackie L. HAYS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Mary Ruth Smith v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Wyoming Outdoor Council v. United States Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLCSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Island Creek Coal Company v. Dennis E. Compton Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Westmoreland Coal Company v. Jarrell CochranCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
- Sea "B" Mining Company v. Shirley AddisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
- Mary Fox v. Elk Run Coal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
- Hobet Mining, LLC v. Carl Epling, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
- West Virginia CWP Fund v. Page Bender, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
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