Legal Opinion
District 29, United Mine Workers of America v. Royal Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1985No. 85-1336PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this expedited appeal is whether a coal company’s obligation to provide health benefits and life insurance coverage to its retired and disabled coal miners under the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreements of 1978 and 1981 continues beyond the expiration of those Agreements. Defendant Royal Coal Company (Royal) appeals from a preliminary injunction issued by the district court requiring Royal to provide these benefits to its former employees (or their surviving spouses) who either retired or became disabled prior to the expiration of the 1978 and 1981 Wage…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw), and Local 134, Uaw v. Yard-Man, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Bower v. Bunker Hill Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Kellogg Company v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- District 17, District 29, Local Union 7113, & Local Union 6023, United Mine Workers of America v. Allied Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Dewhurst v. Century Aluminum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- In Re Chateaugay CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Keffer v. H.K. Porter Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Upshur Coals Corporation v. United Mine Workers Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Coffin v. Bowater Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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