MSHA Should Not Reduce Protection from Black Lung
In December, the Trump Administration announced it is considering rolling back MSHA regulations that protect coal miners from “black lung” disease, which comes from breathing in…
Navistar, Inc. v. Forester: Sixth Circuit Rules That A Mine Safety Inspector Is Not Considered A “Miner” Under The Black Lung Benefits Act
On September 12, 2014, the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in Navistar, Inc. v. Forester, (767 F.3d 638 , 2014 WL 4473331, 6th Cir. 2014) reversing the…
Fourth Circuit Fails to Find “Fraud on the Court” (Fox ex rel. Fox v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc., — F.3d —-, 2014 WL 26556 (4th Cir. Jan. 3, 2014))
On January 3, 2014, the Fourth Circuit ruled that, despite deliberately withholding medical evidence showing that Gary Fox had complicated pneumoconiosis and was, thus, entitled to…