FRONTIER-KEMPER CONSTRUCTORS v. DIRECTOR, OWCP

No. 16-1849.

876 F.3d 683 (2017)

FRONTIER-KEMPER CONSTRUCTORS, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Grat M. Smith, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 30, 2017.

Amended: December 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mary Lou Smith , HOWE, ANDERSON & SMITH, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Sarah Marie Hurley , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C.; Joseph E. Wolfe , WOLFE WILLIAMS & REYNOLDS, Norton, Virginia, for Respondents. ON BRIEF: M. Patricia Smith , Solicitor of Labor, Maia S. Fisher , Acting 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. Victoria S. Herman , WOLFE WILLIAMS & REYNOLDS, Mt. Hope, West Virginia, for Respondent Grat M. Smith.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Motz joined.


Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. ("Frontier-Kemper") appeals the Decision and Order of the U.S. Department of Labor Benefits Review Board holding Frontier-Kemper responsible for the payment of benefits to a coal miner, Grat M. Smith, under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the "BLBA"), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Frontier...

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