Legal Opinion
Arch Coal, Inc. v. R. Alexander Acosta
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 27, 2018No. 17-5074PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge:
Arch Coal, Inc. ("Arch") appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing its complaint for want of jurisdiction. Arch's complaint seeks an injunction and declaratory relief to block the Department of Labor ("Department") from pursuing administrative actions to determine whether the company is obligated to pay benefits to certain of its former employees under the Black Lung Benefits Act ("BLBA" or "Act"), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 - 45 (2012). The District Court dismissed the complaint on the ground that the BLBA "assigns exclusive jurisdiction" over Arch's…
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