Legal Opinion
Consolidation Coal Company v. Robert D. Worrell, Deceased and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1994No. 93-3277PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Per curiam
Consolidation Coal Company has petitioned for review of an order of the United States Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board affirming an award of benefits pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945. Because we conclude that the administrative law judge who heard the claim applied the appropriate standards and based his decision to award benefits on substantial evidence, we shall deny the coal company’s petition.
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The claimant, Robert D. Worrell, had been a coal miner for at least 32 years when he retired in 1979 at the age of 63. He was last employed as a coal miner by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- O'KEEFFE v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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