22-1741·BLACK LUNG
Island Creek Coal Company v. Jerry L. Blankenship
Vacated & Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether ALJ conflated elements of pneumoconiosis and total disability when determining miners eligibility for benefits; other issues. 15 Mins.
Argument Date
September 24, 2024
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
IV
Courtroom
Gold Courtroom (Room 348)
Panel
Judge Agee
Judge Rushing
Judge Benjamin
Citation
CaseIsland Creek Coal Company v. Jerry L. Blankenship, No. 22-1741 (4th Cir. Dec. 17, 2024)
PanelAgee, Rushing & Benjamin, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
3 of 3 cases argued September 24, 2024 before this panel have been decided.
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗December 17, 2024Majorityby Agee
Disposition
- Court
- granted; order vacated and remanded
- Normalized
- Vacated & Remanded
December 17, 2024