Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 25, 2007, 06-2189 (Old Ben Coal Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Anna Melvin)

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Robert Melvin first applied for black lung benefits in 1980. 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45; 20 C.F.R. §§ 727.200-.206. After amazingly protracted proceedings unnecessary to describe, last year the Benefits Review Board upheld an award to his widow of benefits,

Melvin v. Old Ben Coal Co.,

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