Legal Opinion
Oliver W. Eifler v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Peabody Coal Company, and Old Republic Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 1991No. 90-1924PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from the denial of benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq., requires us to decide whether an administrative law judge is authorized under the Act to correct his factual mistakes.
Oliver Eifler, who is now 77 years old, applied for black lung benefits back in 1980, after having worked in coal mines for 34 years. After a hearing, an administrative law judge denied his application in 1985 on the ground that Eifler had not been totally disabled by pneumoconiosis (black lung disease). Eifler did not appeal from this decision but did…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- O'KEEFFE v. Aerojet-General Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Albertson v. Federal Communications Commission (Dunkirk Broadcasting Corporation, Intervenor)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Drummond Coal Company and Miles CorneliusCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Sahara Coal Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor and Floyd McNewCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, Clc, Local 182b v. Excelsior Foundry CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Consolidation Coal Company v. Robert D. Worrell, Deceased and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Amax Coal Company v. James L. Franklin and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- R.J. Jessee v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Westmoreland Coal Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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