FITZWATER v. CONSOL ENERGY, INC.

Civil Action No. 2:16-cv-09849, Consolidated with Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-03861.

BENNY FITZWATER and CLARENCE BRIGHT, and TERRY PRATER, and EMMET CASEY, JR., and CONNIE Z. GILBERT, and ALLAN H. JACK, SR., and ROBERT H. LONG, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CONSOL ENERGY, INC., and CONSOLIDATION COAL CO., and FOLA COAL CO., LLC, and CONSOL OF KENTUCKY, INC., and CONSOL BUCHANAN MINING CO., LLC, and CONSOL PENNSYLVANIA COAL CO., LLC, and KURT SALVATORI, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Charleston.

October 15, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 29 U.S.C. § 1001
Cause: 29 U.S.C. § 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Nature of Suit: 791 Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benny Fitzwater, Clarence Bright & Terry Prater, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, represented by Aubrey Sparks , MOUNTAIN STATE JUSTICE, INC., Bren J. Pomponio , MOUNTAIN STATE JUSTICE, INC. & Samuel Brown Petsonk , PETSONK.

Emmett Casey, Jr., Connie Z. Gilbert, Allan H. Jack, Sr. & Robert H. Long, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Consol Plaintiffs, represented by Aubrey Sparks , MOUNTAIN STATE JUSTICE, INC., Bren J. Pomponio , MOUNTAIN STATE JUSTICE, INC. & Samuel Brown Petsonk , PETSONK.

CONSOL Energy, Inc., Consolidation Coal Co. & Kurt Salvatori, Defendants, represented by Joseph J. Torres , WINSTON & STRAWN, pro hac vice, Charles F. Johns , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Jennifer Anderson Hill , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Paul K. Reese , STEPTOE & JOHNSON & Michael D. Mullins , STEPTOE & JOHNSON.

Fola Coal Co., L.L.C., Defendant, represented by Joseph J. Torres , WINSTON & STRAWN, pro hac vice, Jennifer Anderson Hill , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Paul K. Reese , STEPTOE & JOHNSON & Michael D. Mullins , STEPTOE & JOHNSON.

CONSOL of Kentucky, Inc., Defendant, represented by Michael D. Mullins , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Joseph J. Torres , WINSTON & STRAWN & Paul K. Reese , STEPTOE & JOHNSON.

Consol Buchanan Mining Co. LLC, Defendant, represented by Joseph J. Torres , WINSTON & STRAWN, pro hac vice & Michael D. Mullins , STEPTOE & JOHNSON.

Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co., LLC, Defendant, represented by Joseph J. Torres , WINSTON & STRAWN, pro hac vice, Michael D. Mullins , STEPTOE & JOHNSON & Charles F. Johns , STEPTOE & JOHNSON.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Pending is the plaintiffs' supplemental motion for class certification, filed August 17, 2018.

I. Background

On April 24, 2017, plaintiffs Benny Fitzwater ("Fitzwater"), Clarence Bright ("Bright"), and Terry Prater ("Prater...

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