Friday, May 14, 2010
Flood Victims Sue Coal Companies
KENTUCKY....
Two lawsuits have been filed in Breathitt Circuit Court naming coal companies Appalachian Fuels, Lexington Coal, Miller Brothers and ICG (International Coal Group). The suits say surface mining and poor reclamation by at least the four coal companies created more runoff than the creek could handle when heavy rains fell on Mother's Day weekend of last year...damaging homes situated along about 15 miles of Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County. One lawsuit has grown to include 72 plaintiffs, while the second has 15 plaintiffs who allege the rain wouldn't have been so devastating if not for the mining above the homes. The companies have denied the claims in court records.
Two lawsuits have been filed in Breathitt Circuit Court naming coal companies Appalachian Fuels, Lexington Coal, Miller Brothers and ICG (International Coal Group). The suits say surface mining and poor reclamation by at least the four coal companies created more runoff than the creek could handle when heavy rains fell on Mother's Day weekend of last year...damaging homes situated along about 15 miles of Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County. One lawsuit has grown to include 72 plaintiffs, while the second has 15 plaintiffs who allege the rain wouldn't have been so devastating if not for the mining above the homes. The companies have denied the claims in court records.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 12:48 AM 
