Westmoreland Coal Company v. Marlin Ashley ( 2019 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-1841
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY,
Petitioner,
v.
MARLIN E. ASHLEY; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’
COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (17-0420-BLA)
Submitted: March 14, 2019 Decided: March 28, 2019
Before DIAZ and FLOYD, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Paul E. Frampton, Fazal A. Shere, BOWLES RICE LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, for
Petitioner. Joseph E. Wolfe, Victoria S. Herman, WOLFE WILLIAMS & REYNOLDS,
Norton, Virginia, for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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. Ashley
v. Westmoreland Coal Co., No. 17-0420 BLA (B.R.B. May 30, 2018). 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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