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Flood survivors win $133000 judgment in Buffalo Creek case
Nine survivors from three Logan County families received awards after a Wyoming County Circuit Court jury found Pittston Coal Company and Buffalo Creek Mining Company responsible for damages from the 1972 Buffalo Creek flood. The vote marked the first jury award against the firms over the disaster that killed 125 people.
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Pineville
W.va
Buffalo Creek
Wyoming County
Logan County
West Virginia
Pittston Coal Company
Buffalo Creek Mining Company
Alan Ryan
Washington, D.C
Williams, Connolly, and Califano
Pittston