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Justice family companies facing nearly 2 million dollar penalty for failing to notify miners of layoffs
BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) – Last week, the U.S. Dept of Justice filed suit against Gov. Jim Justice’s son and the coal companies he operates for

Miners, taxpayers expected to profit from Department of Labor issuing black lung cards after retired McDowell County miner’s lawsuit
By Mike Tony Link to the Article on Charleston Gazette-Mail US Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation

Cabell Huntington Hospital agrees to nearly $5.7 million lawsuit settlement with some retirees
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge in Huntington granted preliminary approval of a nearly $5.7 millionclass action lawsuit settlement between Cabell Huntington Hospital and some of

Wyoming County jury finds for surface coal miner
By Mary Catherine Brooks THE WYOMING COUNTY REPORT A Wyoming County Circuit Court jury awarded a surface coal miner $160,000 in damages after jurors determined he was

Laws in place to support miners
Miners can avoid the epidemic of severe black lung by acting together to refuse working in illegal or highly-dusty conditions. We have young miners waiting