Legal Opinion
Consolidation Coal Co v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2017No. 16-9524PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Consolidation Coal (“Consolidation”) seeks review of a decision by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) awarding surviv- or’s ' benefits to Judy Noyes under the Black Lung Benefits Act (“BLBA”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-944. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) assigned to the case determined that Mrs, Noyes was entitled to a statutory presumption that the death of her husband, James Noyes, resulted from his exposure to coal dust in underground coal mines. The ALJ further concluded that Consolidation failed to rebut that presumption by showing either that Mr, Noyes did not suffer…
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