PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945, requires coal-mine operators to provide benefits to miners whose contraction of pneumoconiosis — i.e., "black lung" disease — from prolonged exposure to coal dust...
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