Legal Opinion

Wolf Creek Collieries v. Olga Robinson and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1989No. 88-3438PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Wolf Creek Collieries (Wolf Creek or Petitioner) seeks review of the Benefits Review Board’s (Board’s) order affirming an administrative law judge’s (AU’s) award of survivor benefits to Olga Robinson under Part C of the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Wolf Creek contends that the Board erred in failing to hold that the remarriage of Robinson’s widow permanently terminated her eligibility for black lung benefits under 30 U.S.C. § 902(e) and the implementing regulations. Alternatively, Petitioner argues that substantial evidence does not support the AU’s…

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