Legal Opinion
Eastern Enterprises v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 7, 1997No. 96-1947PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this high-stakes appeal, plaintiff-appellant Eastern Enterprises (Eastern) challenges both the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act, 26 U.S.C. §§ 9701-22 (1994) (the Coal Act), and the interpretation placed upon it by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Eastern claims that the statute, as synthesized by the agency, distorts Congress’ intent, offends principles of substantive due process and equal protection, and works an uncompensated taking of a kind proscribed by the Fifth Amendment.
The administrative law argument is new but lacking in merit. The…
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- Medeiros v. Atlantic States MariCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Association of Bituminous Contractors, Inc. v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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