Legal Opinion
Sharpe v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2007No. 05-1896PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted; order vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge SPENCER joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge.
Mae Ann Sharpe, the widow of deceased coal miner William A. Sharpe, petitions for review of the adverse 2005 Decision and Order of the Benefits Review Board (the “2005 BRB Decision”), affirming the 2004 Decision and Order of an administrative law judge (the “2004 ALJ Decision”).1 In the 2004 ALJ Decision, the ALJ retroactively denied Mr. Sharpe’s 1989 claim for black lung lifetime disability benefits (the “living…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sterling Smokeless Coal Company v. Tammy Akers Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Westberry v. Gislaved Gummi ABCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- John James Mary James v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr., M.D. Reproductive Genetics Center, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ecee, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Bird v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Sharpe Ex Rel. SharpeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
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- Curtain v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2023
- Days Corporation v. Lippert Components IncDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2021
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