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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…

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 The unpublished…