CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. v. WORRELL

No. 93-3277.

27 F.3d 227 (1994)

CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Robert D. WORRELL, Deceased; and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Mattingly (argued and briefed), Jackson & Kelly, Morgantown, WV, for petitioner.

Lawrence R. Chaban (briefed), J. Scott Leckie, Yablonski, Costello, Leckie & Chaban, Washington, PA, Christian P. Barber (argued and briefed), U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, for respondents.

Before: KEITH and NELSON, Circuit Judges; and JOINER, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Consolidation Coal Company has petitioned for review of an order of the United States Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board affirming an award of benefits pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945. Because we conclude that the administrative law judge who heard the claim applied the appropriate standards and based his decision to award benefits on substantial evidence, we shall deny the coal company's petition.

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