Legal Opinion
Yenetskie v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 17, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 76-2277PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
This is a so-called “Black Lung” case arising under Part B, Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Said Act establishes a program for the payment of benefits to living miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis arising out of coal mine employment and to the dependents of miners who die due to pneumoconiosis, or who were totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis at the time of their death.
The Administrative Law Judge (AU) has made the following findings:
“2. Claimant had only in excess of three (3)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Karpovich v. MathewsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Birmingham v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Sacco v. MathewsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
3Cited by4 opinions
- Charles H. Moore v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Marshall v. DonofrioDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Charles H. Moore v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Charles H. Moore v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980