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Map of Jurisdictions of U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits

Sixth Circuit Affirms Miner’s Award of Black Lung Benefits, Holds ALJ Can Give Weight to Doctor Whose Opinion Does Not Address Subsequent Evidence (Lance Coal Corp./Golden Oak Mining Co. v. Caudill)

Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a Kentucky coal miner’s award of federal black lung benefits via an unpublished decision. Lance…

Sixth Circuit Affirms Widow’s Automatic Entitlement to Benefits Despite Previous Denial (Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP [Hill])

In a short, unpublished decision (decision here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a widow’s award of black lung benefits under the…

Sixth Circuit Holds “Minor” Contribution of Coal-Mine Dust to Lung Disease Can Prove Pneumoconiosis But Disability Causation Uses a Different Standard (Arch on the Green, Inc. v. Groves)

Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a published decision that turns upon the different legal standards used to determine whether a…

Sixth Circuit Affirms Widow’s Award, Discounts Company Doctors’ Reasoning (Lemarco, Inc. v. Helton)

Today in Lemarco, Inc. v. Helton, 559 F. App’x 465 (6th Cir. 2014) (slip op. here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed an…