Baker v. Blackhawk Mining, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION (at Lexington) EUGENE BAKER, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No. 5: 22-231-DCR ) V. ) ) BLACKHAWK MINING, LLC, et al., ) MEMORANDUM ORDER ) AND OPINION Defendants. ) *** *** *** *** Plaintiff Eugene Baker, and others similarly situated, have moved for partial summary judgment against Defendant Pine Branch Mining, LLC (“Pine Branch).1 They argue that the Pine Branch’s surface mining operations caused the damage they experienced amid record flooding and argue the company’s conduct constitutes negligence per se…