Posts tagged ‘Motz’

Fourth Circuit Affirms Award of Benefits to Ted Latusek, After 24 Years of Litigation and Attention from Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporting (Consolidation Coal Co. v. Latusek)

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished decision in the black lung benefits claim of Ted Latusek. Consolidation Coal Co.…

Fourth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Arguments Against Miner’s Black Lung Benefits Award in a Subsequent Claim (Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Director, OWCP [Toler])

On November 6, 2015 in Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Director, OWCP [Toler], 805 F.3d 502 (4th Cir. 2015) (slip opinion available here), the U.S. Court…