Legal Opinion
Zeigler Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and William E. Hawker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 2003No. 01-3211, 01-3998PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Eleven years ago, William Hawker, a coal miner, filed a claim for black lung benefits pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., and was granted benefits based in part on a finding of complicated pneumoconiosis. He was also awarded fees for the work of his attorneys and medical experts. Zeigler Coal, Hawker’s employer, asks this court to reexamine the final grant of benefits and the award of attorney and expert fees. It argues that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) failed to weigh all relevant evidence before determining that Hawker had…
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