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· 6/29/2001

Peabody Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Company v. Jane W. McCandless and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Citations

  • 255 F.3d 465
  • 31 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20800
  • 57 Fed. R. Serv. 855
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 14386

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  • stating that an ALJ may never rationally rule “that whoever examines the cadaver . . . dictates the outcome” but may give greater weight to an autopsy report if the judge articu- lates a valid reason for doing so
  • remanding an ALJ’s award at a rate of $200 an hour, which the attorney claimed was his customary fee, but where the attorney admitted that the highest he had ever charged a paying client was $150 an hour
  • offering guidance to administrative factfinders

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Judges: Flaum, Easterbrook, Rovner

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