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CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. v. HELD

No. 99-2507.

314 F.3d 184 (2002)

CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Arthur O. HELD; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 20, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William Steele Mattingly, Jackson & Kelly, P.L.L.C., Morgantown, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Cheryl Catherine Cowen, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, for Respondent Held; Helen Hart Cox, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Director. ON BRIEF: Kathy L. Snyder, Jackson & Kelly, P.L.L.C., Morgantown, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Henry L. Solano, Solicitor of Labor, Donald S. Shire, Associate Solicitor, Patricia M. Nece, for Appellate Litigation, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Director.

Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge.

Arthur Held, a longtime coal miner and smoker, sought benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., from his former employer Consolidation Coal Company ("Consol"). An administrative law judge granted Held benefits, concluding...

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