1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 292 F.3d
  5. 292 F.3d 533 (2002)
 

OLD BEN COAL CO. v. DIRECTOR, OWCP

No. 00-3222.

292 F.3d 533 (2002)

OLD BEN COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, and James E. Hilliard, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Solomons (Argued), Laura M. Klaus, Greenberg Traurig, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Timothy S. Williams (Argued), Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Fogel (Argued), Culley & Wissore, Carbondale, IL, for Respondents.

Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Benefits Review Board, Attn: Clerk of the Board, Washington, DC, Donald S. Shire, Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, for Party-in-Interest.

Before RIPPLE, MANION and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Old Ben Coal Company ("Old Ben") petitions this court to review a decision of the Benefits Review Board ("BRB" or "the Board") upholding an award of benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945, to the claimant, James A. Hilliard. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, the petition is granted, and the decision of the BRB is reversed.

I

BACKGROUND

This case, like so many other...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases