Fourth Circuit Summarily Affirms Miner’s Award of Black Lung Benefits (Mud Lick Mining Corp. v. Hash)
On April 11, 2014, in Mud Lick Mining Corp. v. Hash (decision here) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit summarily affirmed a disabled…
NIOSH Announces Free Black Lung Screenings in Southwest U.S.
Beginning this month the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (“NIOSH”) is traveling from Louisiana to Arizona to provide coal miners with free, confidential screenings…
Ninth Circuit Holds ALJs Can Use the Regulatory Preamble in Weighing Medical Evidence (Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP)
Yesterday in Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP (decision here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a miner’s award of federal black…
Fourth Circuit Affirms Miner’s Award, Deferring to ALJ’s Decision that Company Doctors Did Not Rebut Black Lung (Westmoreland Coal. Co. v. Stidham)
Today in Westmoreland Coal Co v. Stidham (decision here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a miner’s award in a black lung…
Second Annual Black Lung and Pulmonary Impairments in the Law CLE Program at Appalachian School of Law
Appalachian School of Law is holding its second annual Black Lung and Pulmonary Impairments in the Law continuing legal education (CLE) program on Saturday, April 12,…
Fourth Circuit Summarily Affirms Miner’s Award (Consolidation Coal Co. v. Gilbert)
Yesterday in Consolidation Coal Co. v. Gilbert (decision here) the Fourth Circuit summarily affirmed a miner’s black lung benefits award. The court affirmed the award in the most…
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…
70s-era Black Lung PSAs from the Department of Labor
Below are some mp3s which are of historical/novelty interest. I pulled these on September 11, 2013 from an eBay auction for a 45 containing these songs. …
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Members of Congress Criticize Proposed DOL Rule that Could Help Coal Companies Hide Medical Evidence from Miners and Widows
Supporting disabled coal miners and their widows, seven Members of Congress signed a letter to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, criticizing the Department of Labor’s proposed…