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UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. v. BRIDGES

No. 78-1496. Summary Calendar.

582 F.2d 7 (1978)

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Pervy BRIDGES and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Strader, Gen. Atty., Philip J. Sheehe, Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for petitioner.

William E. Mitch, Earl V. Brown, Cooper, Mitch & Crawford, Birmingham, Ala., Ralph M. Hartman, Director of Workers' Compensation Programs, NDOL, Laurie M. Streeter, Assoc. Sol. of Labor, Lee D. Richardson, Carin Ann Clauss, Sols. of Labor, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Benefits Review Board, Washington, D. C., for other interested party.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:

Pervy Bridges filed a claim for total disability benefits under the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act of 1969, asserting that he had contracted pneumoconiosis or "black lung" disease. The Act, inter alia, provides benefits for persons who are totally disabled as a result of pneumoconiosis. After a hearing to determine the merits of Bridges' contentions, the hearing officer upheld his claim for benefits. His employer, the United States Steel Corporation...

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