A.T. MASSEY COAL CO., INC. v. MASSANARI

No. CIVA 3:88CV83.

153 F.Supp.2d 813 (2001)

A.T. MASSEY COAL COMPANY, INC., Massey Coal Services, Inc., Peerless Eagle Coal Co., Tennessee Consolidated Coal Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Larry G. MASSANARI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, and Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas O.S. Rand, Elliot A. Segal, Carl E. Van Horn, Gail R. Wilensky and William P. Hobgood, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America, Defendants, Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas O.S. Rand, Elliot A. Segal, Carl E. Van Horn, Gail R. Wilensky and William P. Hobgood, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America, Counterclaim Plaintiffs, v. A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., Massey Coal Services, Inc., Peerless Eagle Coal Co., Tennessee Consolidated Coal Corporation, Rawl Sales and Processing Co., Omar Mining Co., PM Charles Coal Co., Rocky Hollow Coal Co., Sprouse Creek Processing Co., Big Bear Mining Co., Dehue Coal Co., Douglas Pocahontas Coal Corp., Hopkins Creek Coal Co., Joboner Coal Co., Majestic Mining, Inc., Performance Coal Co., Vantage Mining Co., Russell Fork Coal Co., and Vesta Mining Co., Counterclaim Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

July 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Woodrum, Heenan, Althen & Roles, Washington, D.C., John M. Poma, Esquire, A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., Richmond, VA, for Plaintiffs.

Debra J. Prillaman, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Richmond, Richard G. Lepley, Esquire, Brian G. Kennedy, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Massanari.

Samuel M. Brock, III, Troutman Sanders Mays & Valentine LLP, Richmond, VA, Charles P. Groppe, Peter Buscemi, Stanley F. Lechner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., David W. Allen, UMWA Health & Retirement Funds, John R. Mooney, Mooney Green, Gleason, Baker, Gibson & Saiden, PC, Washington, DC, for Trustees.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

This action involves the application of the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992, 26 U.S.C. §§ 9701-9722 (the "Coal Act" or the "Act"), to the plaintiff coal companies and the assessment of liability thereunder for healthcare premiums benefitting retired coal miners. The Plaintiffs in this action are: A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc.; Massey Coal Services, Inc.; Peerless Eagle Coal Co.; and Tennessee...

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