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In 2019, Blackjewel, LLC, a subsidiary of Revelation Energy, was one of the largest coal operators in the country. [1] On July 1, 2019, Blackjewel Coal filed for bankruptcy, [2] leading to the abrupt firing of about 1,700 miners in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. [3] [4] 200 miners in Harlan County were affected. [5]
The causes of the protest stemmed from the 2019 bankruptcy of Blackjewel Coal, a coal mining company that operated a mine in the county. Following the company's bankruptcy, former coal miners did not receive payment for several weeks of work, leading to many miners protesting by blocking a coal train on tracks in the county.
Below is a rundown of all the current claims you could be eligible for, and steps concerning how to recoup any money you may be owed. AT&T Total settlement: $60 million.
Murray was born on January 13, 1940, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. [3] He said he lied about his age so he could work in a coal mine at the age of 16 and provide for his family, had experienced multiple mining accidents including a head injury from being struck by a steel beam, had a scar running from his head down his back from a separate accident, and once was trapped in a dark mine for 12 hours ...
The agreement -- which requires the bankruptcy court's approval -- will settle all Patriot and UMWA claims related to the bankruptcy filing of Patriot, which was spun off from Peabody in 2007.
Bankrupt Patriot Coal asked a court to terminate about $1.6 billion in retiree health benefits as part of a plan to survive bankruptcy protection, but also filed a lawsuit yesterday against ...
In 2015, four publicly traded U.S. coal companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, including Patriot Coal Corporation, Walter Energy, and the fourth-largest Alpha Natural Resources. By January 2016, more than 25% of coal production was in bankruptcy in the United States [6] including the top two producers Peabody Energy [7] [8] and ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider overturning a landmark case that gives protections to news organizations facing defamation claims by rejecting an appeal brought by West Virginia ...