U.S. v. WRW CORP.

No. 91-6253.

986 F.2d 138 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WRW CORPORATION, Defendant, Roger Richardson; Noah Woolum; and William Woolum, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 17, 1993.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Carmichael, Asst. U.S. Atty. (briefed), Karen K. Caldwell, U.S. Atty., David Middleton, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Lexington, KY, for plaintiff-appellee.

Stephen M. Miller (argued and briefed), Nashville, TN, Michael T. Gmoser (argued and briefed), Hamilton, OH, for defendants-appellants.

Before: GUY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 7, 1993.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

In 1985, civil penalties totaling $90,350.00 were assessed against WRW Corporation (WRW), a Kentucky corporation, for serious violations of safety standards under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (the Act) which resulted in the deaths of two miners. Following the imposition of civil penalties, WRW liquidated its assets and...

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