Mud Lick Mining Corporation v. Charles Hash, No. 12-1688 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-1688 MUD LICK COMPANY, MINING CORPORATION; AMERICAN MINING INSURANCE Petitioners, v. CHARLES R. HASH; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Respondents. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (11-0402 BLA) Submitted: March 28, 2014 Decided: April 11, 2014 Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. John R. Sigmond, PENN, STUART & ESKRIDGE, Bristol, Tennessee, for Petitioners. Joseph E. Wolfe, Ryan C. Gilligan, WOLFE, WILLIAMS, RUTHERFORD & REYNOLDS, Norton, Virginia; M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Rae Ellen James, Associate Solicitor, Gary K. Stearman, Appellate Litigation, Jonathan P. Rolfe, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., for Respondents. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Mud Lick Mining Corporation and American Mining Insurance Company seek 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. ยงยง 901-945 (2012). appeal We have reviewed the parties briefs and the record on and substantial conclude that evidence the and Board s is decision without is based reversible upon error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. Mud Lick Mining Corp. v. Hash, No. 11-0402 BLA (B.R.B. Mar. 29, 2012). 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 2

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