Legal Opinion
Piney Mountain Coal Co. v. Mays
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1999No. 97-2560PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion,in which Judge ANDERSON joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Piney Mountain Coal Company petitions for review of an order of the Department *756of Labor’s Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirming the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) to award survivor’s black lung benefits to both the widow and a former spouse of James R. Mays. We affirm.
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James R. Mays worked in the coal mines for forty years. He died on March 17, 1991, at the age of 67; his attending…
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