Legal Opinion
Dow Conn v. White Deer Coal Company Old Republic Companies Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Dept. Labor
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1988No. 87-3982PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM,
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This black lung appeal involves a challenge to a lengthy decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) denying benefits, later affirmed by the Benefits Review Board (BRB). The record includes a plethora of conflicting medical evidence concerning all of the tests for both invocation and rebuttal of the interim presumption of total disability due to pneumoconiosis arising out of coal mine employment set forth in 20 C.F.R. § 727.203. In his decision, issued before the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Mullins Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP, — U.S.-, 108 S.Ct. 427, 98 L.Ed.2d 450…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Johnnie York v. Benefits Review Board Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Orange v. Island Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Paul Dickson v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Successor to David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Riley v. National Mines Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bernie Adkins v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor West Virginia Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis FundCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Chastain v. Freeman United Coal Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Woodward v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Helen Chastain v. Freeman United Coal Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Luke Woodward v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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