Legal Opinion
Peabody Coal Co. v. Shonk
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1990No. 88-2519PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Peabody Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Company (collectively, “Peabody”) petition this court for review of a final decision of the Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board (“Board”), affirming an award of black lung benefits to the widow of a miner once employed by Peabody. 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45; 20 C.F.R. §§ 727.200-.206. We grant the petition for review and affirm the Board’s decision.
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BACKGROUND
Mr. Shonk (whose widow, Verna L. Shonk, is a respondent in this case) worked, in a strip coal mine pit for seventeen years, loading coal onto trucks for shipment. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Frank Wetherill v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Peabody Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Company v. Lessie L. Helms and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Wilson v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Smith v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Freeman United Coal Mining Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Myrtle Griffith, Widow of Otis Griffith v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. William E. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Charles G. Grigg v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Charles G. Grigg v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Consolidation Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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