Begley v. Mountain Top, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

This matter is before the Court as an appeal by claimant from an opinion of the Court of Appeals affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board). The Board’s opinion upheld the order of the Chief Administrative Law Judge (CALJ) to dismiss the application for benefits on the grounds that claimant had failed to establish causation with respect to the defendant-employer, Mountain Top.

Claimant testified that he received daily and continuous exposure to coal dust as a result of his employment in underground mining with multiple employers for approximately…