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Article: UtahAmerican Energy Announces Crandall Canyon Mine Settlement.
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- Business Wire
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- May 12, 2009
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Lengthy and Contentious Civil Litigation Avoided
SALT LAKE CITY -- All of the plaintiffs and defendants in the civil lawsuits stemming from the August 2007 accidents at Genwal Resource, Inc.'s Crandall Canyon Mine have reached a comprehensive settlement for a confidential amount.
The settlement culminates almost a year of negotiations and represents a monumental success, in that it brought numerous and wide-ranging interests together: sixteen (16) groups of plaintiffs, seven (7) defendants (five companies and two public entities), and six (6) insurance companies.
"I congratulate the focused, dedicated efforts of the many individuals, attorneys, ...