Legal Opinion
Arch of Kentucky, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 17, 2009No. 08-3311PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
Fred Hatfield filed for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § § 901-944 (“Act”). His last employer, Arch of Kentucky, Inc. (“Arch”), raised several challenges to his claim. Adjudicators for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (“OWCP”) granted his claim and the Department’s Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) affirmed on appeal.
Arch petitions this court to reverse. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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A. 1988 Claim
Hatfield worked as a coal miner for twenty years, ending in 1987. He filed a claim for benefits…
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