Nos. 00-3729/3798/3830 BERWIND CORPORATION v. Commissioner of Social Security

PRECEDENTIAL
Filed October 15, 2002
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Nos. 00-3729/3798/3830
BERWIND CORPORATION
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY;
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED
BENEFIT FUND; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND; WILLIAM P.
HOBGOOD; MARTY D. HUDSON; THOMAS O.S. RAND;
ELLIOT A. SEGAL; CARL E. VANHORN; GAIL R.
WILENSKY, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of
America Combined Benefit Fund; THE UNITED MINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA 1992 BENEFIT PLAN;
A. FRANK DUNHAM, as Trustee of the United Mine
Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund,
Michael H. Holland, William P. Hobgood, Marty D.
Hudson, Thomas O.S. Rand, Elliot A. Segal, Carl E.
VanHorn, Gail R. Wilensky, The United Mine Workers
of America 1992 Benefit Plan, A. Frank Dunham,
United States of America,
Appellants No. 00-3729
BERWIND CORPORATION,
Appellant No: 00-3798
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY;
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED
BENEFIT FUND; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND; WILLIAM P.
HOBGOOD; MARTY D. HUDSON; THOMAS O.S. RAND;
ELLIOT A. SEGAL; CARL E. VANHORN; GAIL R.
WILENSKY, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of
America Combined Benefit Fund; THE UNITED MINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA 1992 BENEFIT PLAN;
A. FRANK DUNHAM, as Trustee of the United Mine
Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BERWIND CORPORATION
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY;

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UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED
BENEFIT FUND; MICHAEL H. HOLLAND; WILLIAM P.
HOBGOOD; MARTY D. HUDSON; THOMAS O.S. RAND;
ELLIOT A. SEGAL; CARL E. VANHORN; GAIL R.
WILENSKY, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of
America Combined Benefit Fund; THE UNITED MINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA 1992 BENEFIT PLAN;
A. FRANK DUNHAM, as Trustee of the United Mine
Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Commissioner of Social Security,
Appellant No. 00-3830
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Civil Action No. 98-cv-05985)
District Judge: Hon. Jay C. Waldman
Argued: September 19, 2001
Before: SLOVITER, NYGAARD and McKEE, Circuit Judges.
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ORDER AMENDING OPINION
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Slip Opinion filed in
this case on October 2, 2002, be amended as follows:
On page 4, line 9 of first paragraph, delete the words
"Coat Act" and replace them with "Coal Act."
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Theodore A. McKee
Circuit Judge
DATED: 15 October 2002
A True Copy:
Teste:
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Third Circuit
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