Legal Opinion
Old Ben Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and James E. Hilliard
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 2002No. 00-3222PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Old Ben Coal Company (“Old Ben”) petitions this court to review a decision of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB” or “the Board”) upholding an award of benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945, to the claimant, James A. Hilliard. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, the petition is granted, and the decision of the BRB is reversed.
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BACKGROUND
This case, like so many other black lung cases, has a long and tortuous history. James Hilliard filed for black lung benefits on November 6, 1990. A claims examiner at the Department of Labor…
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