International Union, United Mine Workers of Americ, et al v. Consol Energy Inc., et al

  1. August 09, 2024

    DC Circ. Says Mining Cos. Can't Appeal Retiree Health Win

    Four former subsidiaries of the now-defunct coal company Consol Energy Inc. can't challenge an arbitration award that banned unilateral changes to union-represented retirees' health benefits plan, the D.C. Circuit held Friday, saying the ex-subsidiaries weren't parties to the award and aren't injured by it.

  2. November 09, 2023

    DC Circ. Wary Of Mining Cos.' Appeal In Retiree Health Fight

    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.

  3. November 03, 2023

    3 November Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch

    The nation's highest court will hear an Army veteran's plea for more generous education benefits, the D.C. Circuit will referee a fight over union retiree health care, and the Eleventh Circuit will preside over arguments in a transgender deputy's battle with a county workers' health plan. Here's a look at three oral argument sessions attorneys say they'll be keeping an eye on this month.

  4. August 03, 2023

    Coal Co., Miners' Union Spar Over Benefit Award Confirmation

    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.