Tag: MSHA

U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds MSHA’s Right to Obtain Personnel Records from Mine Operators

By Willa Perlmutter on July 26, 2017 Posted in Mining

On July 18, in Hopkins County Coal, LLC v. Perez, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion upholding two citations and an order issued to a mine operator, Hopkins County Coal, for its refusal to turn over certain personnel records requested by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) during … Continue Reading

ICYMI: Litigator Willa Perlmutter Establishes Mine Safety Practice at Stoel Rives

By Mike Mills on September 23, 2016 Posted in Events, Mining

Willa Perlmutter Stoel Rives MSHA Attorney

In case you missed it, Stoel Rives LLP welcomed Willa B. Perlmutter to the firm’s Natural Resources group this past July. Willa is based in our Portland office, but is serving our clients from Alaska to California and all points east—above ground and beneath. She is accustomed to working effectively and efficiently with in-house counsel and … Continue Reading