U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
American Energy, LLC v. DOWCP
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
- Filed
- July 1, 2024
- Case
- American Energy, LLC v. DOWCP
- Case status
- Decided
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USCA4 Appeal: 22-1740 Doc: 34 Filed: 07/01/2024 Pg: 1 of 36 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 22-1740 AMERICAN ENERGY, LLC, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; CANDITA GOODE, o/b/o The Estate of Bruce E. Goode, Respondents. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board (20–0021–BLA) Argued: December 6, 2023 Decided: July 1, 2024 Before RICHARDSON, QUATTLEBAUM, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges. Petition for review granted; order vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion, in which Judge Richardson joined. Judge Benjamin wrote a dissenting opinion. John R. Sigmond, PENN, STUART & ESKRIDGE, Bristol, Tennessee, for Petitioner. Brad Anthony Austin, WOLFE WILLIAMS & REYNOLDS, Norton, Virginia, for Respondents. USCA4 Appeal: 22-1740 Doc: 34 Filed: 07/01/2024 Pg: 2 of 36 QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judge: American Energy petitions for review of the Benefits Review Board’s award of black lung benefits to the surviving wife of the late Bruce E. Goode. Mr. Goode worked for American Energy as a coal miner and suffered from a severe chronic obstructive p…
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