secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ramaco Resources, Inc. (METC)
CIK:        0001687187
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-28T11:30:12+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-103743
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Ramaco wins $30.0M jury verdict against Chubb in Elk Creek silo insurance coverage suit
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- Jury awarded Ramaco LLC $27.5M for net economic loss and $2.5M for aggravation and inconvenience; judgment entered September 25, 2026 in S.D. West Virginia.
- Attorney's fees, the third damages element, were not decided by the jury and will be determined by the Court; total verdict stated at $30.0 million.
- Defendants Federal Insurance Company and ACE American Insurance Company (Chubb units) have 28 days to file post-trial motions and 30 days from final judgment to appeal.
- Dispute stems from November 2018 partial collapse of a raw coal storage silo feeding the Elk Creek preparation plant; Ramaco LLC sued in August 2019.
- 2021 verdict of $7.7M contract damages plus $25.0M Hayseeds award was reduced to $1.8M, reinstated on appeal in 2023 with Hayseeds retried; contract damages already paid.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1687187/000121390026103743/0001213900-26-103743-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1687187/000121390026103743/ea0306775-8k_ramaco.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-103743

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