A federal mine safety panel again sent a settlement agreement between American Coal Co. and mine regulators back to an administrative law judge who rejected it, saying the parties should be given 30 days to produce evidence needed to satisfy the judge.
In a legal episode that has carried on for more than eight years, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Aug. 2 tossed out an administrative law judge’s initial decision to reject a settlement.
The review panel held that the judge should give American Coal and mining regulators 30 days to provide evidence justifying a ...