Court upholds black lung rules aiding benefits
A federal appeals court largely sustains Clinton era rules easing miners access to black lung benefits. The decision limits medical evidence required, weighs treating doctors' opinions more, and preserves some litigation cost rulings. The ruling aligns with Labor Department and mine operators arguments and notes high black lung harm in several states.
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Washington
Cecil Roberts
United Mine Workers of America
National Mining Association
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Bruce Watzman
The
Mining Association
Victoria Lipnic
Labor Department
Employment Standards Administration
Alabama
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Court of Appeals
Cadc
Appeals court halts Hamdi lower court proceedings
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a private meeting between Yaser Hamdi and his public defender and paused further Doumar court actions until it rules on pending motions. Briefs are due by June 20.
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Richmond
Afghanistan
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Yaser Esam Hamdi
Virginia
Doumar
Hamdi
Public Defender’s Office
Honor. Flag Day ceremony marks patriotism rise in town
Henry Dixon Jones Jr a former post commander spoke at the Flag Day event noting honoring the flag honors those who died for freedoms. Max Kammer Riley-West Post No 9 leader said the ceremony part of Chicory Square Concert Series drew larger turnout amid noted rise in patriotism since before Sept 11.
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Henry Dixon Jones Jr
Max Kammer
Riley-West Post No. 9
Kammer
Jones
Odighizuwa seeks competency hearing amid claim of government plot
District Judge Patrick Johnson hears Odighizuwa allege a government plot involving his attorney and a court psychiatrist. He accuses Dr. Halleck of FBI consulting work and objects to defense lawyer Turk's DOJ ties while a June 20 preliminary hearing remains set. Odighizuwa is jailed without bond as defense seeks a competency evaluation.
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Patrick Johnson
Odighizawa
North Carolina
Seymour Halleck
FBI
Jimmy Turk
Department of Justice
Turk
Commonwealth
Sheila Toliver
Odighizuwa
New River Valley
Dublin
Menti
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Landgraff Demolitions End Local Home Dreams
Four heavily damaged houses in Landgraff are razed in a Friday demolition by WasteTron, leaving only mud and fallen power lines along U S Route 52. The structures, condemned after May and July floods, total about 864 tons of debris headed to Mercer County Landfill as crews plan 12 demolitions daily across southern West Virginia.
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John Parks
Cherry Key
Landgraff
WasteTron, Inc
Poca
Parks
Keystone
Cherry Key Inn
Globe Theater
McDowell County
Jimmy Joe Gianato
Kimball
Gianato
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia
Mercer County
Green Valley
Paul Saluja
WasteTron
Steve Wright
Army Corps of Engineers
Wright
Charles Owens
Cowens
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