Legal Opinion
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2013No. 11-2038, 11-2380PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed as modified by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge GREGORY joined.
BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider a former employer’s challenges to attorneys’ fees and other related fees awarded under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the BLBA), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 through 945. After Harold Gosnell, the claimant, was awarded black lung benefits, claimant’s counsel successfully petitioned the administrative law judge (the ALJ) for an award of recoverable fees. The Benefits Review Board (the BRB) affirmed the ALJ’s fee award…
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