We represent coal operators and coal mine employees throughout the United States in administrative and criminal investigations. Our services include mine safety training, counseling and representation during investigation and through trial. Examples of the matters our attorneys have handled include:
¦The successful defense of a mine foreman in one of the first cases before the Kentucky Min...
We represent coal operators and coal mine employees throughout the United States in administrative and criminal investigations. Our services include mine safety training, counseling and representation during investigation and through trial. Examples of the matters our attorneys have handled include:
¦The successful defense of a mine foreman in one of the first cases before the Kentucky Mine Safety Review Commission
¦The successful defense of a mine safety director and three coal companies on criminal charges in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
¦Co-counsel in defending four supervisory employees and their employer in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
¦Pyro William Station mine explosion in Western Kentucky
¦The FireCreek mine explosion in West Virginia
¦The Elmo No. 5 mine explosion in Eastern Kentucky
¦The Day Branch mine explosion in Eastern Kentucky
¦The Darby Mine No. 1 explosion in Eastern Kentucky
¦The Martin County Coal Corporation slurry impoundment breakthrough in Martin County, Kentucky
¦The Sago mine explosion in Sago, West Virginia
¦The Quecreek mine flood in Pennsylvania
¦The Crandall Canyon mine collapse in Utah
¦The Upper Big Branch mine explosion in West Virginia
Our litigation experience includes jury and bench trials in both federal courts and Kentucky circuit courts, as well as trials before the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission and the Kentucky Mine Safety Review Commission. Our attorneys have handled many litigation matters over the years, including:
¦Personal injury
¦Insurance bad faith
¦Property damage
¦Blasting damage
¦Contract disputes
¦Intellectual property
¦Business torts
¦Lender liability
¦Construction
¦Architect and engineer negligence
¦Labor & employment matters