West Virginia and Regional History Center
Daniel Murdock Buffalo Creek Litigation Papers
Murdock, Daniel R.
Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine
A&M 4513
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5 Linear Feet
4 record cartons, 15 in. each
1972-1978
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Daniel R. Murdock, 2022
Biographical / Historical
Daniel Murdock obtained his L.L.B. from Harvard Law in 1962. He worked with Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine as part of a team of law firms working for the defendant Pittston Coal Company in the case of Dennis Prince et al. v. The Pittston Company. Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was a leading law firm located in New York that was founded in 1929 and dissolved in 1998. During his time with Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Murdock was chairman of the litigation department. In 2009, he joined Patton Boggs LLP as a partner. Other lawyers involved with the defendant's team were Zane Grey Staker of Kermit, WV, and William T. O'Farrell and Robert L. Elkins, of Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell in Charleston, WV.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Daniel Murdock Buffalo Creek Litigation Papers, A&M 4513, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily contains bound legal documents relating to legal cases resulting from the Buffalo Creek flood of February 26, 1972: Dennis Prince et al. v. the Pittston Company, Justice et al. v. the Pittston Company, West Virginia v. the Pittston Company, and the Governor's Ad Hoc Commission of Inquiry papers. Testimonies, maps, illustrations, and photographs are included.
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Buffalo Creek (Logan County, W. Va.)
Flood damage
Trials, litigation, etc.
Liability for emotional distress
West Virginia University College of Law Archives
Pittston Coal Company
Buffalo Creek (W. Va.)
Buffalo Creek Litigation Proceedings: Molnar v. Pittston Company and Buffalo Mining CompanyArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728411974-1976English.1Official Report from Governor's Ad Hoc Commission of Inquiry into the Buffalo Creek Flood and DisasterArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/172842ca. 1972English.21Dennis Prince v. The Pittston Company Bound Court Documents Volume 1 IndexArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1835061972-1974English.11Dennis Prince v. The Pittston Company Bound Court Documents Volume 1Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728401972-1974English.1Dennis Prince v. The Pittston Company Bound Court Documents Volume 2Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728431974English.2Dennis Prince v. The Pittston Company Bound Court Documents Volume 3Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728441974English.2Plaintiffs' Trial Brief - Prince v. PittstonArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728451974 June 19English.31Buffalo Creek Litigation Proceedings: Justice v. Pittston Company Volume 1Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728461975-1977English.3Buffalo Creek Litigation Proceedings: Justice v. Pittston Company Volume 2Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728471977English.3Buffalo Creek Litigation Proceedings: Justice v. Pittston Company Volume 3Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728481977English.4Buffalo Creek Litigation Proceedings: Justice v. Pittston Company Volume 4Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1728491977-1978English.4State of West Virginia v. The Pittston Company CA 74 - 58 CH Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/172850ca. 1974English.4