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.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
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, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 125 people were killed instantly, more than 1,000 were injured, and over 4,000 were suddenly homeless. Instead of accepting the small settlements offered by the coal company's insurance offices, a few hundred of the survivors banded together to sue. This is the story of their triumph over incredible odds and corporate irresponsibility, as told by Gerald M. Stern, who as a young lawyer and took on the case and won.
AUTHOR BIO
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.
BOOK REVIEWS
"A straightforward, suspenseful, and completely absorbing tale that will leave you cheering at the end."
San Francisco Chronicle
Jerry Stern's classic work provides readers with tremendous insight into the causes of the disaster. . . . It is powerful, troubling, and uplifting.
From the foreword by President Bill Clinton
A shocking, timely book.
The New York Times Book Review
A fascinating tale of how investigative lawyers work, intermingled with sympathetic portraits of the survivors of the disaster.
Chicago Tribune
Fascinating reading. . . . An inside look at a history-making case.
The Boston Globe
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0307388492
ISBN(13-digit): 9780307388490
Dewey Decimal: 345/.73/0268
Library of Congress: 2008273686
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 282
Paper Weight (lb): .495 lb
