ACLC Clients Featured in Huffington Post Story on Black Lung
The Huffington Post is out with a story today highlighting several ACLC clients in western Kentucky who have been subjected to poor coal dust conditions, mine…
Department of Labor to Propose Rule Regarding Disclosure of Medical Evidence
Major news from the Department of Labor: In its Spring 2014 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, the agency announced that it will be proposing a rule regarding the…
Medical Research Shows Importance of Role of Silica in Rapidly Progressing Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis
The American Thoracic Society has posted the abstract of a paper written by some of the world’s leading coal workers’ pneumoconiosis medical researchers. The paper provides…
Fourth Circuit Awards Black Lung Benefits to Widow After 17-Year Struggle (Collins v. Pond Creek Mining)
On May 1, 2014, in Collins v. Pond Creek Mining (decision here) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit awarded black lung benefits to…
Fourth Circuit Summarily Affirms Miner’s Black Lung Benefits Award (West Virginia CWP Fund v. Matlick)
On April 29, 2014, in West Virginia CWP Fund v. Matlick (decision here) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit summarily affirmed a disabled…