Legal Opinion
Bernie Hatfield v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1984No. 83-5283PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
Bernie Hatfield (Hatfield), a sixty-nine year old former coal miner, appealed the judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky affirming the denial of black lung benefits by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Hatfield filed his application for black lung benefits pursuant to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, 30 U.S.C. § 923(b) on December 14, 1971. This application was denied initially and upon reconsideration by the Secretary. Consequently, Hatfield was granted a de novo hearing before an Administrative…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Claude R. Ansel v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Ballard Haywood v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Bill Lawson v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Paul Dickson v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Successor to David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Lewis Gibas v. Saginaw Mining Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Orange v. Island Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Morrison v. Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
- Riley v. National Mines Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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