October 23, 2020
Consol Energy Inc. knocked out most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing it of flouting the federal benefits law by revoking retired miners' health care, but it must face the suit's central allegation: that the company violated ERISA's code of conduct for benefit plan caretakers.
October 16, 2019
Retired coal miners can't proceed as a class over claims that Consol Energy Inc. violated federal benefits law by duping them into believing they would have health benefits for life, a West Virginia federal judge has ruled, saying inconsistent verbal assurances of lifetime coverage derailed their case.