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ROBERTS & SCHAEFER v. OFFICE, WORKERS COMP.

No. 04-2030.

400 F.3d 992 (2005)

ROBERTS & SCHAEFER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS and William L. Williams, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Lou Smith (argued), Howe, Anderson & Steyer, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Rita Roppolo (argued), Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, Anne M. Davis (argued), Johnson, Jones, Snelling, Gilbert & Davis, Chicago, IL, for Respondents.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

An administrative law judge ("ALJ") ordered petitioner Roberts & Schaefer Company ("R&S") to pay benefits to respondent William L. Williams under the Black Lung Benefits Act ("BLBA"), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Following affirmance by the Benefits Review Board, R&S petitioned this Court for review. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. Background

Respondent Williams was a coal miner in the traditional...

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