Westmoreland Coal Company v. Shirley Stallard

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 15-0374 BLA,15-0375 BLA Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [1000121927].. [16-2224]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-2224

WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY,
Petitioner,
v.
SHIRLEY STALLARD, Widow and on behalf of Creed Stallard; DIRECTOR,
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (15-0374 BLA; 150375 BLA)

Submitted: June 16, 2017

Decided: July 20, 2017

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, KING, Circuit Judge, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit
Judge.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Paul E. Frampton, BOWLES RICE LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, for Petitioner.
Joseph E. Wolfe, WOLFE WILLIAMS & REYNOLDS, Norton, Virginia; Barry H.
Joyner, Gary K. Stearman, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Westmoreland Coal Company seeks review of the Benefits Review Board’s
decision and order affirming the administrative law judge’s award of black lung benefits
pursuant to 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-944 (2012). Our review of the record discloses that the
Board’s decision is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error.
Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board.
Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Stallard, Nos. 15-0374 BLA & 15-0375 BLA (B.R.B. Aug.
23, 2016). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED

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