Legal Opinion
Ballard v. Schweiker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1984No. Nos. 82-1622 to 82-1627, 82-2141 to 82-2146PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal involving fee awards granted to the attorney who successfully represented eleven claimants in black lung benefit cases, 30 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 922(a)(1), and one claimant in a social security disability benefit case, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i) and 423. The prevailing claimants were Lewis Ballard, Charles Cottle, Herman C. Gwinn, Izola Neighbors, John W. Dixon, John W. Blankenship, Everett A. Bragg, Junior L. Duncan, Lawrence H. Stoots, Philip H. Sweeney, Gladstone Cunningham, and Beulah W. Houchins. Each claimant was represented in the district…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Anderson v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Mckittrick v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Blankenship v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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