Legal Opinion
Central Ohio Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2014No. 13-3712PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Larry Sterling, a former coal miner for Central Ohio Coal Company, received a favorable decision from an administrative law judge (ALJ) declaring him eligible for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act. The Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board affirmed the decision on appeal. Central Ohio now petitions this court to review the award. It contends that the ALJ wrongly applied the statutory presumption of pneumoconiosis and improperly discredited certain medical opinions disputing Sterling’s pneumoconiosis diagnosis, and further argues that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- John Kolesar v. The Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
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