Consolidation Coal Company v. Fuller Varner

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Consolidation Coal Company v. Fuller Varner

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-1322

CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY,

Petitioner,

v.

FULLER W. VARNER; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,

Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (13-0188-BLA)

Submitted: October 30, 2015 Decided: December 17, 2015

Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

William S. Mattingly, JACKSON KELLY PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Heath M. Long, PAWLOWSKI, BILONICK & LONG, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania; M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Rae Ellen James, Associate Solicitor, Maia S. Fisher, Deputy Associate Solicitor, Sean G. Bajkowski, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Consolidation Coal Company seeks review of the Benefits

Review Board’s decision and order affirming the administrative

law judge’s award of black lung benefits on a claim filed by

Fuller W. Varner pursuant to

30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945

(2012). Our

review of the record discloses that the Board’s decision is

based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error.

Consolidation Coal Co. v. Varner, No. 13-0188-BLA (B.R.B. Feb.

5, 2014). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review. 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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