Legal Opinion
Jack D. Hanna v. Joseph Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1978No. 76-2141PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Hanna appeals from a judgment of the district court for the District of Utah affirming a denial of black lung (pneumoconiosis) benefits. The claim for benefits was filed under pertinent provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 as amended. 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-41. That statute establishes a rather complicated scheme of responsibility for paying benefits to miners “totally disabled” by black lung disease. We need not endeavor to describe that scheme in full detail. 1 It is sufficient for purposes of this opinion to note that miners who…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- William Trujillo v. Eliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Talley v. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Joe Paluso and Nick S. Kalekas v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Arden Hamrick v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Oliver v. CalifanoDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1979
- Harry Armstrong v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of U. S. Dept. Of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Bohn v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1980