Chris Hamby
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Johns Hopkins Hospital over black lung program
The renowned Baltimore hospital cheated hundreds of sick coal miners out of compensation and health benefits, a class-action lawsuit alleges → Read More
America’s Gift To International Treaties Can Come Back To Hammer It
The secretive legal system that gives corporations leverage over the countries where they operate. Everyone said it couldn’t be used against the United States, because our laws are fair to begin wi... → Read More
This Secretive Private Justice System Is A Gold Mine For Bankers
The financial industry has figured out how to turn a controversial legal system to their own very profitable advantage. Why should lawyers have all the fun? Part three of a BuzzFeed News investigat... → Read More
The Billion-Dollar Ultimatum
International corporations that want to intimidate countries have access to a private legal system designed just for them. And to unlock its power, sometimes all it takes is a threat. Part two of a... → Read More
The Secret Justice System That Lets Executives Escape Their Crimes
A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment. Part one of a BuzzFeed News investigation. → Read More
Labor Dept. proposes rule to keep coal companies from hiding evidence in black lung cases
The Labor Department moves to keep coal companies from concealing evidence in black lung cases → Read More
Labor Dept. proposes rule to keep coal companies from hiding evidence in black lung cases
The Labor Department moves to keep coal companies from concealing evidence in black lung cases → Read More
Government Seeks To Stop Coal Companies From Withholding Evidence In Black Lung Cases
The new rule, proposed by the Department of Labor, would make it easier for miners debilitated by black lung to get financial benefits. → Read More
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Over Fake Facebook Page
The agency agrees to pay $134,000 to resolve claims it endangered a New York woman and violated her privacy. A DEA agent used the real name and photos of the woman to communicate with a wanted fugi... → Read More
Years After Black Lung Claim Was Wrongly Denied, Coal Miner Gets His Due
They overcame now-discredited testimony by a prominent Johns Hopkins doctor and almost a decade of legal wrangling with a coal company. Now the family of deceased miner Steve Day gets what they wer... → Read More
Years after black lung claim was wrongly denied, coal miner gets his due
After more than nine years of fighting, coal miner Steve Day was posthumously awarded federal black lung benefits. → Read More
Senator Leahy Blasts DEA For Impersonating Woman On Facebook
Citing a case revealed by BuzzFeed News , the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said it's "appalling" that a Drug Enforcement Administration agent created a fake Facebook pag... → Read More
Facebook Rebukes DEA For Impersonating Woman Online
After BuzzFeed News revealed that the Drug Enforcement Administration had created a phony Facebook page using a real woman’s name — without her knowledge — the company has told th... → Read More
How A Coal Miner's Autopsy Proved A Top Doctor Wrong
When a coal miner's lungs finally gave out, his autopsy proved a top doctor was wrong — giving hope to thousands of other miners. The story of Steve Day and his final vindication. → Read More
How a coal miner's autopsy proved a top doctor wrong
When a coal miner's lungs finally gave out, his autopsy proved a top doctor was wrong — giving hope to thousands of other miners. → Read More
Government Set Up A Fake Facebook Page In This Woman’s Name
A DEA agent commandeered a woman’s identity, created a phony Facebook account in her name, and posted racy photos he found on her seized cell phone. The government said he had the right to do... → Read More
Exclusive: New Bill Aims To Stop Coal Companies From Denying Benefits To Miners With Black Lung
Coal companies are supposed pay compensation to miners who contract the dreaded disease, but the companies have devised ways to get out of paying. The bill attempts to shut down those schemes. → Read More
Bill aims to stop coal companies from denying benefits to miners with black lung
Two coal-state senators plan to introduce legislation today to reform the federal benefits program for black lung victims. → Read More
Black lung disease surges to highs not seen since the '70s, research shows
The likely culprit: a failure by coal mining companies to use readily available tools to control the dust that lodges in miners' lungs. → Read More
Black Lung Disease Surges To New Highs, Research Shows
The likely reason the dreaded coal miners' disease has come back: failure by mining companies to use tried and true methods to control dust. → Read More