Legal Opinion
Island Creek Coal Company v. Dennis E. Compton Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2000No. 98-2051PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINS wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Island Creek Coal Company (Island Creek or the company) petitions for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board (the Board or BRB) affirming an award by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of black lung benefits to Dennis E. Compton. See 30 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-945 (West 1986 & Supp.1999). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the order of the Board and remand with instructions for the Board to remand the action to an ALJ for further…
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