Case Name: WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. Johnny FORTNER; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-21
Citations: 671 F. App'x 231
Docket Number: No. 15-2491
Parties: WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. Johnny FORTNER; Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.
Judges: Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 231–232

Head Matter:
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. Johnny FORTNER; Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.
No. 15-2491
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: November 30, 2016
Decided: December 21, 2016
Paul E. Frampton, Michael J. Schessler, Bowles Rice LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Joseph E. Wolfe, Wolfe Williams & Reynolds, Norton, Virginia; M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Rae Ellen James, Associate Solicitor, Gary K. Stearman, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Rita A. Roppolo, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.
Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Westmoreland Coal Company seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's decision and order affirming the administrative law judge's award of black lung benefits on a subsequent claim filed by Johnny Fort-ner pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 901-944 (2012). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Fortner, No. 14-0412 BLA (B.R.B. Sept. 30, 2015). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED