The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held last week that The Black Lung Benefits Act forbids
the settlement of claims for black lung benefits making a
settlement between claimant and his former employer invalid.In
Ramey v. Dir., Office Of Workers' Comp. Programs (04/14/03 - No.
02-1630), Charles Ramey entered into a settlement with his former employer,
Triple R Coal Company, to resolve his decades-old claim for black
lung benefits. In litigation that is almost twenty-two years old. Charles Ramey filed
his claim for black lung benefits with the United States Department
of Labor in Jun...
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