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The Buffalo Creek disaster: how the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company - and won / Stern, Gerald M. (1937-)
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The Buffalo Creek disaster: how the survivors of one of the worst disasters in coal-mining history brought suit against the coal company - and won
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New York: Vintage Books, 1977
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0394723430
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Prologue ... IX
Part One ... 1
I. The Call for Help ... 3
II. "An Act of God" ... 11
III. "When in Doubt, Do the Right Thing" ... 19
IV. "Mountain Mama" ... 24
V. "Take Care of My Baby" ... 39
VI. "They Wasn't for Sale" ... 52
VII. "Flagrant Disregard" ... 70
VIII. "Mere Puff and Blow" ... 76
IX. "Oyez, oyez, oyez" ... 91
Part Two … 99
X. "A More Definite Statement" ... 101
XI. "Pittston Loses Bid for Secrecy" ... 118
XII. Some Lawyer Stories ... 127
XIII. "What Do You Mean, 'Dam'?" ... 138
XIV. "It Was a Natural Occurrence" ... 146
XV. "Nowhere Else to Put It" ... 154
XVI. "What About Existing Dams?" ... 165
XVII. "Psychic Impairment" ... 172
XVIII. "Danger Note" ... 187
XIX. "Enough" ... 193
Part Three … 199
XX. "Ambulance Chasing" ... 201
XXI. The Statute of Limitations ... 205
XXII. A Written Settlement Proposal ... 213
XXIII. "Flood at Lick Fork" ... 218
XXIV. "The Potential for Similar Disasters" ... 222
XXV. "Catch-22" ... 229
XXVI. A Settlement Meeting ... 240
XXVII. "Absent Plaintiffs" ... 244
XXVIII. "Unavailable" Witnesses ... 253
XXIX. The "Glaring Deductible" ... 257
XXX. "The Dam Was All Right" ... 264
XXXI. Strategy ... 274
Epilogue ... 301
Part One ... 1
I. The Call for Help ... 3
II. "An Act of God" ... 11
III. "When in Doubt, Do the Right Thing" ... 19
IV. "Mountain Mama" ... 24
V. "Take Care of My Baby" ... 39
VI. "They Wasn't for Sale" ... 52
VII. "Flagrant Disregard" ... 70
VIII. "Mere Puff and Blow" ... 76
IX. "Oyez, oyez, oyez" ... 91
Part Two … 99
X. "A More Definite Statement" ... 101
XI. "Pittston Loses Bid for Secrecy" ... 118
XII. Some Lawyer Stories ... 127
XIII. "What Do You Mean, 'Dam'?" ... 138
XIV. "It Was a Natural Occurrence" ... 146
XV. "Nowhere Else to Put It" ... 154
XVI. "What About Existing Dams?" ... 165
XVII. "Psychic Impairment" ... 172
XVIII. "Danger Note" ... 187
XIX. "Enough" ... 193
Part Three … 199
XX. "Ambulance Chasing" ... 201
XXI. The Statute of Limitations ... 205
XXII. A Written Settlement Proposal ... 213
XXIII. "Flood at Lick Fork" ... 218
XXIV. "The Potential for Similar Disasters" ... 222
XXV. "Catch-22" ... 229
XXVI. A Settlement Meeting ... 240
XXVII. "Absent Plaintiffs" ... 244
XXVIII. "Unavailable" Witnesses ... 253
XXIX. The "Glaring Deductible" ... 257
XXX. "The Dam Was All Right" ... 264
XXXI. Strategy ... 274
Epilogue ... 301