Arch Coal, Inc. v. R. Alexander Acosta, et al

  1. April 27, 2018

    Arch Coal Must Challenge Black Lung Bulletin At DOL

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday ruled Arch Coal Inc. can't challenge a U.S. Department of Labor bulletin on black lung claim liability in federal district court, saying the coal producer must first go through the DOL's administrative review process, followed by a federal appeals court.

  2. January 08, 2018

    DC Circ. Judge Questions If Black Lung Case Ready For Court

    At least one D.C. Circuit judge on Monday seemed unlikely to allow Arch Coal Inc. to challenge a U.S. Department of Labor bulletin on black lung claim liability, rebuking the company's assertions that the bulletin counts as a final rule over which federal courts have jurisdiction.

  3. October 18, 2017

    Arch Coal Tells DC Circ. Black Lung Bulletin Is Reviewable

    Arch Coal Inc. has told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Department of Labor's bulletin that advised on who should be liable for certain coal miner black lung claims can be reviewed by the federal courts and not the agency itself, saying that a lower court had gotten the matter backwards.

  4. October 03, 2017

    Arch Coal Black Lung Fight Belongs At DOL, DC Circ. Told

    A D.C. federal judge correctly held that Arch Coal Inc.'s challenge of a U.S. Department of Labor bulletin that advised on who should be liable for certain coal miner black lung claims needed to be heard by the agency itself, the DOL told the D.C. Circuit on Monday.

  5. September 05, 2017

    Black Lung Fight Belongs In Court, Arch Coal Tells DC Circ.

    A D.C. federal judge got it wrong when he said Arch Coal's challenge of a U.S. Department of Labor bulletin that advised on who should be liable for certain coal miner black lung claims needed to be heard by the agency itself, the coal giant told the D.C. Circuit Friday.