Legal Opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Virginia Richards
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 5, 2013No. 12-1978, 12-1294PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petitions for review denied by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DAVIS joined.
DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases involve claims for survivors’ benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (“BLBA”), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., filed by Respondents Virginia E. Richards and Mary Ellen Morgan. In both cases, Department of Labor (“DOL”) Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) awarded the survivors’ claims, and the DOL Benefits Review Board (the “Board”) affirmed. Union Carbide Corporation and Peabody Coal Company, the coal mine operators responsible…
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