Legal Opinion
Davon, Inc. v. Shalala
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 25, 1996No. Nos. 95-1960, 95-2306PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This case involves challenges to the constitutionality of the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992, 26 U.S.C. §§ 9701 et seq. (“Coal Act”). Congress enacted the Coal Act to guarantee that retired coal miners and their families would receive health benefits for life. The Act was passed in response to a financial crisis that threatened the viability of the existing health benefit arrangement between miners and mining companies as well as the overall stability of the coal industry. The source of the financial crisis was simple: too many beneficiaries under the…
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