Posts tagged ‘Charleston Gazette-Mail’

Fourth Circuit Affirms Award of Benefits to Ted Latusek, After 24 Years of Litigation and Attention from Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporting (Consolidation Coal Co. v. Latusek)

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished decision in the black lung benefits claim of Ted Latusek. Consolidation Coal Co.…

Charleston Gazette-Mail Article on Resurgence of Black Lung and Dust-Fraud Testimony in Blankenship Trial

Over the weekend, the Charleston Gazette-Mail had an excellent story by Ken Ward, Jr. about black lung and the criminal trial of Don Blankenship: “Black Lung…

Charleston Gazette-Mail Article on Ted Latusek, Miner Featured in Pulitzer-Prize Winning Story Who Is Still Fighting for Black Lung Benefits After 21 Years

A week and a half ago, the Charleston Gazette-Mail ran a well-done article about Ted Latusek, a West Virginia coal miner whose struggle for black lung…