Original Article: https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/10/14/10-years-after-consol-ended-retiree-benefits-judge-finds-merit-in-case-claiming-miners-were-defrauded/ Several retired coal miners are feeling validated this month as a federal judge found merit in their case alleging that CONSOL Energy engaged in

The judge’s approval in a Sunday court filing denied the Justice coal companies’ request for a new trial, finding in part they were trying to

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

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 

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

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

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