Legal Opinion
Robert Hawkins v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Freeman United Coal Mining Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1990No. 89-2102PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Former mine worker Robert Hawkins, a thirty-five year, pack-a-day cigarette smoker, has pneumoconiosis and arterio-sclerotic heart disease. He is totally disabled. We must decide whether the AU, in denying Hawkins benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945 (1982), imposed on him the appropriate burden of proof on the issue whether his total disability was caused by his pneumo-coniosis.
I. Case History
On March 4, 1987, Hawkins received a hearing on his application for disability benefits under the black lung program. Administrative Law…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jesse Adams v. Director, OwcpCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Frank Wetherill v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Edwin Southard v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Carl Shelton v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Donald P. DeFRANCESCO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Amax Coal Company v. Ruby Beasley, Widow of Robert v. Beasley, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Herman E. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Junior J. Shelton v. Old Ben Coal Company and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. William E. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Ashland Compton v. Inland Steel Coal Company and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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