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Two Courts of Appeals Reject Late-Raised Appointments Clause Challenges in Black Lung Cases (Island Creek Coal Co. v. Wilkerson & Turner Bros., Inc. v. Conley)

The biggest legal issue in federal black lung benefits litigation right now concerns a relatively obscure part of the U.S. Constitution—the Appointments Clause. This past summer,…

Fourth Circuit Rejects Coal Company’s Doctor’s FEV1/FVC Theory, Affirms Miner’s Award of Benefits (Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Stallard)

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a precedential “published” opinion affirming a coal miner’s award of federal black lung benefits. In…

Sixth Circuit Affirms Miner’s Black Lung Award: ALJ’s Finding of “Substantial” Smoking History Sufficient Explanation (Grayson Coal & Stone Co. v. Teague)

This week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a coal miner’s award of benefits in an unpublished decision, Grayson Coal & Stone…

Three Fourth Circuit Decisions Affirming Awards of Black Lung Benefits (Island Creek Coal Co. v. Dykes, NBL Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP [Moore], and Island Creek Coal Co. v. Hargett))

In three cases in the past couple weeks, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed awards of federal black lung benefits. The unpublished…

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Two Courts of Appeals Reject Late-Raised Appointments Clause Challenges in Black Lung Cases (Island Creek Coal Co. v. Wilkerson & Turner Bros., Inc. v. Conley)

Fourth Circuit Rejects Coal Company’s Doctor’s FEV1/FVC Theory, Affirms Miner’s Award of Benefits (Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Stallard)

Sixth Circuit Affirms Miner’s Black Lung Award: ALJ’s Finding of “Substantial” Smoking History Sufficient Explanation (Grayson Coal & Stone Co. v. Teague)

Three Fourth Circuit Decisions Affirming Awards of Black Lung Benefits (Island Creek Coal Co. v. Dykes, NBL Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP [Moore], and Island Creek Coal Co. v. Hargett))