WOLF CREEK COLLIERIES v. ROBINSON

No. 88-3438.

872 F.2d 1264 (1989)

WOLF CREEK COLLIERIES, Petitioner, v. Olga ROBINSON; and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Gilbertson (argued), Kilcullen, Wilson & Kilcullen, Washington, D.C. for petitioner.

Leonard Stayton (argued), Inez, Ky., Paula Lincoln, Richard A. Seid (argued), U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of the Sol., Washington, D.C. for respondents.

Before KENNEDY and JONES, Circuit Judges; and SILER, Chief District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Wolf Creek Collieries (Wolf Creek or Petitioner) seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's (Board's) order affirming an administrative law judge's (ALJ's) award of survivor benefits to Olga Robinson under Part C of the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Wolf Creek contends that the Board erred in failing to hold that the remarriage of Robinson's widow permanently terminated her eligibility for black lung benefits...

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