Legal Opinion
Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Cox
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2010No. 09-1240PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge HARWELL joined.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
This is a petition for review from a decision of the Benefits Review Board (the “BRB”) affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (the “ALJ”) award of benefits and attorney’s fees under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the “Act”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. Petitioner Westmoreland Coal Company (“Westmoreland”) argues that the ALJ’s decision awarding benefits was contrary to law and unsupported by substantial evidence.…
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