November 09, 2023
The D.C. Circuit appeared chilly Thursday toward a push to allow former subsidiaries of a now-defunct coal company to fight an arbitration award that found retiree health benefits can't be cut without union negotiations, questioning whether the subsidiaries deserved a foothold in federal court.
August 03, 2023
A Washington, D.C., federal judge should have confirmed an arbitration board's holding that Consol Energy cannot modify retirees' health benefits without the United Mine Workers of America's consent, the union told the D.C. Circuit, arguing that the judge's decision to uphold the award lacks weight without confirmation.
July 13, 2023
A group of coal companies urged the D.C. Circuit to vacate an arbitral award blocking the coalition from cutting retired miners' health care benefits, telling the court that a lower court erred in ruling that a panel of arbitrators had any authority over the dispute.