Legal Opinion
Cornett v. Benham Coal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 7, 2000No. 99-3469PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Dennis Cornett began working as a Kentucky coal miner in 1968. For the next 23-and-a-half years his work required that he crawl for eight hours, lift 35 to 40 pounds hundreds of times and carry 50 pounds a distance of 200 feet more than 100 times each day in the mines. During this period, Cornett also smoked about half-a-pack of cigarettes per day. Cornett developed pulmonary problems — coughing, wheezing, mucous production, shortness of breath, chest pains, etc. — and in early 1992 he sought workers’ compensation. On March 2, 1992, Cornett was examined by two…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Lilburn RoweCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Lewis Gibas v. Saginaw Mining Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Jesse Adams v. Director, OwcpCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
- 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
- Energy West Mining Co. v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- Consolidation Coal Company v. Billy D. Williams Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Morrison v. Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
- Central Ohio Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
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