Legal Opinion
Sahara Coal Company v. John B. Fitts and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1994No. 93-4005PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A coal company asks us to set aside an award of benefits under the black-lung law, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. Fitts, the claimant, was a miner for 19 years, and also a heavy smoker. The record before the administrative law judge consisted of reports by three physicians, Drs. Rao, Houser, and Tuteur, plus x-rays and other test results on which the physicians had relied. Rao and Houser concluded that Fitts had pneumoconiosis, Tuteur that he did not. Rao and Houser rested their conclusion, in part anyway, on x-rays that they interpreted as positive for pneumoconiosis. Later,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Carl C. Thorn v. Itmann Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Benefits Review Board, and Sylvia SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Bernie Adkins v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor West Virginia Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis FundCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Sterling Smokeless Coal Company v. Tammy Akers Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Island Creek Coal Company v. Dennis E. Compton Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Eastover Mining Co. v. Dorothy S. Williams and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Peabody Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Company v. Jane W. McCandless and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Lois Blakley, Widow of Morris Blakley v. Amax Coal Company, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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