LANE HOLLOW COAL v. DIR., OWCP, U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark Elliott Solomons, Arter & Hadden, Washington, DC, for Petitioners. Lawrence Lee Moise, III, Vinyard & Moise, P.C., Abingdon, VA, for Respondent Lockhart; J. Matthew McCracken, Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for Respondent Director. ON BRIEF: Laura Metcoff Klaus, Arter & Hadden, Washington, DC, for Petitioners. J. Davitt McAteer, Acting Solicitor of Labor, Donald S. Shire, Associate Solicitor for Black Lung Benefits, Christian P. Barber, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, United States Department Of Labor, Washington, DC, for Respondent Director.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, MICHAEL, Circuit Judge, and MICHAEL, Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.