Legal Opinion
Chastain v. Freeman United Coal Mining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 1991No. 88-3381PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order Denying Petition For Rehearing
Freeman United Coal Mining Company filed a petition for rehearing in the case of Chastain v. Freeman United Coal Mining Co., 919 F.2d 485 (7th Cir.1990), alleging that this court should have remanded the case to the Administrative Law Judge (AU) for redetermination of entitlement to benefits rather than awarding benefits to Chastain. Freeman argues that although 727.203(b)(4) could not be based upon the physicians’ reports, the AU on remand could nevertheless rebut the presumption under (b)(4) through negative X-ray evidence. Because the negative X-ray…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Chastain v. Freeman United Coal Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
3Cited by5 opinions
- Rita J. Mitchell v. Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- R&H Steel Buildings, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Freeman United Coal Min. Co. v. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Helen Chastain v. Freeman United Coal Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- R&H Steel Buildings, Inc. v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998