Legal Opinion
Gunderson v. United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2010No. 08-9537PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Chief Judge.
During his thirty-year employment as a coal miner and foreman, the petitioner, Terry Gunderson, was exposed to coal dust and developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In January 2001, Mr. Gunderson received a letter from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health informing him that an x-ray taken as part of a monitoring program indicated that he suffered from pneumoconiosis, “a chronic dust disease of the lung and its sequelae, including respiratory and pulmonary impairments, arising out of coal mine employment.” 30 U.S.C. § 902(b). Pneumoconiosis…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- 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
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich CollieriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Dennis A. Dickson v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- National Mining Ass'n v. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
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