Oak Grove Resources, LLC v. White

BOLIN, Justice.

Oak Grove Resources, LLC, and Cliffs North American Coal, LLC (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Oak Grove”), appeal from the trial court’s order in favor of a class of plaintiffs in this toxic-tort class action, finding that Oak Grove failed to satisfy the requirements of a settlement agreement between the parties and ordering the continued monitoring of air near the plaintiffs’ properties for the presence of coal dust for a period of one year.

Facts and Procedural History

On July 31, 1997, the plaintiffs1 sued Oak Grove2 alleging that it operated the Concord Coal…