WEST VIRGINIA CWP FUND v. BENDER

No. 12-2034.

782 F.3d 129 (2015)

WEST VIRGINIA CWP FUND, as insurer for Logan Coals, Inc., Petitioner, v. Page BENDER, Jr.; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William Steele Mattingly , Jackson Kelly PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Sean Gregory Bajkowski , United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.; Roger Daniel Forman , Law Office of Roger D. Forman, Buckeye, West Virginia, for Respondents. ON BRIEF: M. Patricia Smith , Solicitor of Labor, Rae Ellen James , Associate Solicitor, Maia S. Fisher , Deputy Associate Solicitor, Gary K. Stearman , Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor.

Petition for review denied by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD and Judge HARRIS joined.


In this appeal, we consider the validity of an administrative regulation and its evidentiary standard under which coal mine operators may rebut a presumption of disability that otherwise qualifies certain coal miners for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901 through 945. Logan...

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