Legal Opinion

Caney Creek Coal Co. v. Satterfield

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 9, 1998No. 96-4246PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

When Congress established a system in which a federal trust fund paid for certain claims filed by pneumoconiosis-disabled coal miners, and mine operators and their insurance carriers paid for others, litigation was certain to follow. And follow it has. See, e.g., Lovilia Coal Co. v. Harvey, 109 F.3d 445 (8th Cir.1997); Helen Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, 924 F.2d 1269, 1271-73 (3d Cir.1991) (en banc); Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs v. Quarto Mining Co., 901 F.2d 532 (6th Cir.1990); Old Ben Coal Co. v. Luker,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Quarto Mining Company Elba F. BellomyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. Old Ben Coal Company v. Elmer H. Luker and the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, and United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Consolidation Coal Co. v. McMahonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gray v. SLC Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. Grundy Mining Company v. Douglas W. Flynn and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. Caney Creek Coal Company v. Alma SatterfieldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  4. Gray v. Slc Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Peabody Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003

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