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Retired miners say coal company reneged on promise of lifetime health care - Mountain Top Media

ABINGDON, Va. — A dozen retired coal miners are suing a Buchanan County mining company, claiming the company broke its promise to provide them with health care for life. The former miners filed suit against Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation in Buchanan Circuit Court back in November. Those cases have now been removed to federal court in Abingdon and consolidated. The miners include: The men all say they were promised lifetime medical benefits for
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Mountain Top Media | | Pikeville, KY broke the news in on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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