Legal Opinion
Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 2003No. 01-705PublishedCited by 396 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (Coal Act or Act) includes the present 26 U. S. C. § 9706(a), providing generally that the Commissioner of Social Security “shall, before October 1, 1993,” assign each coal industry retiree eligible for benefits to an extant operating company or a “related” entity, which shall then be responsible for funding the assigned beneficiary’s benefits. The question is whether an initial assignment made after that date is valid despite its untimeliness. We hold that it is.
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We have spoken about portions of the Coal Act in two recent cases, Barnhart…
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