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…
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,…
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…
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…
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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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…
On March 3, 2014, in Antelope Coal Co./Rio Tinto Energy America v. Goodin, 743 F.3d 1331 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed…
For his work on black lung issues, Chris Hamby from the Center for Public Integrity has won the American Business Editors and Writers award for best…
Today the Department of Labor made three policy changes that help miners win and defend their federal black lung benefits. The changes are marginal steps in…