Legal Opinion
Ollie M. Taft v. Alabama By-Products Corporation, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 1984No. 83-7374PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
Ollie M. Taft, a former employee of Alabama By-Products Corporation (“ABC”), petitions for review of the Benefits Review Board’s (the “Board”) decision denying him benefits under Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended 1 (the “Act”), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. We affirm the denial of benefits. 2
I. BACKGROUND
Taft worked in and around coal mines for approximately thirty-six years until his retirement in 1976, at age sixty-two. On February 19, 1976, at which time he was still employed by ABC as a miner, Taft filed a claim for benefits…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Public Instruction of Taylor County, Florida v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Underhill v. Peabody Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Alabama By-Products Corporation v. Charles B. Killingsworth, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ramey v. Kentland Elkhorn Coal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Drummond Coal Company and Miles CorneliusCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Robert E. Adams v. Peabody Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of Labor and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Alabama Power Co. v. Occupational Safety & Health AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Patrich v. Old Ben Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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