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VISION PROCESSING, LLC v. GROVES

No. 11-3702.

705 F.3d 551 (2013)

VISION PROCESSING, LLC, Petitioner, v. Christie GROVES and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Filed: January 30, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: H. Brett Stonecipher , Fogle Keller Purdy PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Petitioner. Rita A. Roppolo , United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondents. ON BRIEF: H. Brett Stonecipher , Folgle Keller Purdy PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Petitioner. Brent Yonts , Brent Yonts, PSC, Greenville, Kentucky, Sean G. Bajkowski , Rita A. Roppolo , United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Before: SILER, SUTTON and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Since enacting a program for black-lung benefits in 1969, now known as the Black Lung Benefits Act, Congress has repeatedly tinkered with the claim-filing process, sometimes making it harder for miners and survivors to obtain benefits, sometimes making it easier. The question today is whether Congress's most recent adjustment, a part of something called the 2010 Patient Protection...

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