Consol Energy, Inc. v. Hummel

Chief Justice Ketehum:

This action is before this Court upon the appeal of CONSOL Energy, Inc. (“CON-SOL”), defendant below, from the July 27, 2015, order of the Circuit Court of Marshall County granting summary judgment for Michael Hummel and other coal miners (collectively the “plaintiffs”) who worked in coal mining operations under Consolidated Coal Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL.1 CONSOL sold Consolidated Coal Company to Murray Energy Corporation in December 2013.

Prior to the sale to Murray Energy Corporation, the plaintiffs’ terms of employment included CONSOL’s Equity…