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PEABODY COAL CO. v. BLANKENSHIP

No. 83-2399.

773 F.2d 173 (1985)

PEABODY COAL COMPANY and Old Republic Companies, Petitioners, v. Eldon BLANKENSHIP and Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Solomons, Kilcullen, Wilson & Kilcullen, Washington, D.C., for petitioners.

Marc P. Weinberg, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., Jeanne K. Beck, Goldenhersh Law Offices, East St. Louis, Ill., for respondents.

Before FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and WEIGEL, Senior District Judge.

WEIGEL, Senior District Judge.

Respondent Eldon Blankenship (the "claimant") filed for benefits with respondent Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (the "Director") under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (the "Act"). The Act extends benefits to those suffering total disability due to black lung disease. Claimant was awarded benefits, with interest accruing from the date he filed his...

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