Legal Opinion
John Collins v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1984No. 83-5214PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
John Collins, a sixty-eight-year old, with eighteen years experience as a coal miner, seeks black lung benefits under the rebut- table presumption of disability due to pneumoconiosis, under 30 U.S.C. § 921(c)(4). See Part B Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 901. After an exhaustive administrative process, the Secretary denied Collins’ claim. Upon judicial review, a Magistrate found substantial evidence to support the presumption and recommended awarding benefits. The district court, however, rejected…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Claude R. Ansel v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- James W. Begley v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Ballard Haywood v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Bill Lawson v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Paul Dickson v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Successor to David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Tussey v. Island Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Myrtle Griffith, Widow of Otis Griffith v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Michael Evosevich v. Consolidation Coal Company and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- William Neace v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Dept. Of Labor and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Georgia CongletonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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