Miners lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by miners who say they were unlawfully laid off in Wyoming County has been certified as a class action. The Register-Herald reports Judge Irene Berger granted the certification Tuesday in Beckley federal court. The order says Michael Ray and at least 76 miners at the Double-Bonus Mine No. 65, owned by Mechel Bluestone Inc., were laid off between November 2013 and December 2013