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

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,…

Sixth Circuit Upholds DOL Regs for Surface Miners to Qualify for Fifteen-Year Presumption, Affirms Surface Miner’s Award (Zurich American Insurance Group v. Duncan)

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a precedential decision in a federal black lung benefits claim: Zurich American Insurance…

Sixth Circuit Affirms Miner’s Award in Published Decision, Holds ALJ Can Use Internet to Review Medical Literature (Dixie Fuel Co., LLC v. Director, OWCP [Hensley])

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a Kentucky coal miner’s award of federal black lung benefits in a “for publication” decision,…