Over four years ago, a mine explosion in the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia killed many miners, and a year later the mine’s owner agreed to pay restitution to the miners’ families as part of a non-prosecution agreement. Now, some of the families have filed a lawsuit against the company claiming they were never paid their restitution and seeking payment to be made.
See Yawana Wolfe, Miner’s Families Sue Over Death Payments Delay, Courthouse News Service, Nov. 25, 2014.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
