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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

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 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Gerald M. SternPublish date:2008-05-06Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307388490ISBN-10:307388492UPC:9780307388490Book Category:Law, HistoryBook Subcategory:Legal History, United States, Civil LawBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.02 x 5.21 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCENSMZB6E

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

The "suspenseful and completely absorbing story" (San Francisco Chronicle) of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility--written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won.

One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water,...

Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307388490ISBN-10:307388492UPC:9780307388490Book Category:Law, HistoryBook Subcategory:Legal History, United States, Civil LawBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.02 x 5.21 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCENSMZB6E

GERALD M. STERN is a Counselmen at Phillips & Cohen LLP, a practice is devoted exclusively to representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School before beginning his legal career in Washington.


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