Legal Opinion
Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1992No. 91-2431PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.
Peabody Coal Company and its insurer request review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor, affirming the decision of an administrative law judge to award Laura Rai-ley, the widow of William Railey, a coal miner, benefits commencing October 1988. Because we think the administrative law judge’s decision lacks the requisite specificity regarding the weight of the medical evidence, we vacate the decisions below and remand for further consideration. Background Facts
William Railey was a coal mine worker for more than…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Jewell Shuff, Widow of Paul Shuff v. Cedar Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Kathryn Lukosevicz (Widow of Alexander Lukosevicz) v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Peabody Coal Co. v. ShonkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bradberry v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Shields v. SullivanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
- Milford Eugene Slader v. Percy H. Pitzer, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Maxine Livermore v. Amax Coal Company, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Peabody Coal Company v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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