Legal Opinion
A & E Coal Co. v. James Adams
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2012No. 11-3926PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.
An Administrative Law Judge awarded disability benefits to James Adams, formerly a coal miner for A & E Coal Company. See generally Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board affirmed the ALJ’s decision. A & E Coal Company now petitions this court to review the Board’s decision, arguing that the ALJ improperly relied on the preamble to certain regulations under the Act. We reject that argument and deny the petition.
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James Adams worked in coal mines for seventeen years. He was employed by A & E Coal during…
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