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 OPINION ) AND ORDER Defendants. ) *** *** *** *** Plaintiffs allege that activities conducted on two mines located in the vicinity of River Caney in Breathitt County, Kentucky, caused or contributed to damage they sustained during the historic flooding in July 2022.1 As defendants, the plaintiffs named Blackhawk Mining, LLC, (“Blackhawk Mining”) and its downstream subsidiary Pine…