USCA 7th: Docs Need not 'Testify' for Fees

The 7th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals ruled Friday that an Administrative Law Judge properly found that claimant was entitled to an irrebuttable presumption of pneumoconiosis, and benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) and that the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act section 28(d) allows recovery of fees for medical experts who submitted reports but did not provide testimony.In Zeigler Coal Co. v. Dir., Office Of Workers' Comp. Programs (04/18/03 - No. 01-3211/3998), William Hawker, a coal miner, filed a claim for black lung benefits pursuant to the Black Lung...