LOVILIA COAL CO. v. HARVEY

No. 95-4122.

109 F.3d 445 (1997)

LOVILIA COAL COMPANY; Old Republic Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Wesley HARVEY; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Solomons, Washington, DC, argued (Laura Metcoff Klaus, on the brief), for Petitioners.

I. John Rossi, Des Moines, IA, argued, for Wesley Harvey.

Barry H. Joyner, Washington, DC, argued (J. Davitt McAteer, Donald S. Shire, Christian P. Barber, Cathryn Celeste Helm, on the brief), for Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.


HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Lovilia Coal Company and its insurance carrier, Old Republic Insurance Company, (collectively Lovilia), petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board (Board) of the Department of Labor (DOL) awarding benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945 (the Act), to Wesley Harvey, a former coal miner employed by Lovilia. We affirm the award of benefits.

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