United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's application for benefits, under the Black Lung Benefits Act, is vacated where the administrative law judge's analysis of the relative weight to accord the testimony of the three physicians who rendered an opinion in the case is not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/04/2005
• Published 03/04/2005

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  WEBER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Stephen A. Sanders, Appalachian Citizens Law Center, Prestonburg, Kentucky, for Petitioner.  Laura Metcoff Klaus, Mark E. Solomons, Greenberg & Traurig, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.