Lane Hollow Coal Company v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs

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• concluding that seventeen-year delay in notifying responsible operator of claim, during which time the claimant died, deprived operator of due process
• ruling that delay in notifying an employer of a claim deprived * it of due process, and transferring liability to the Trust Fund
• concluding that if a party has had a fair opportunity to be heard, transgressions such as suppressing exculpatory facts do not violate due process unless they render the result unfair
• observing that “[a]n adequate explanation can be a succinct one” and that ALJs are not burdened with “a duty of long-windedness”
• considering “fairness of the trial and its reliability as an accurate indicator of guilt”
• rejecting \later is better\ rule when evi- dence indicates that condition improved, rather than deteriorated, over time

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