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As DeltAlum said, I don't think that anyone purposely gave false information to the miners' families.
From the news reports I've seen, the rescuers sent word that they had located the other 12 miners and were checking for vital signs. Someone took that to mean that they were alive and made a too-quick announcement. I think what made it worse is that, although those "in the know" found out within about 20 minutes that the first report wasn't 100% accurate, they waited 3 hours before telling the families that the first bit of info might not have been correct. So, for three hours, those folks were rejoicing in the news that their loved ones had survived. That's the really agonizing part to me.
I'm not a sue-happy person by any means, but I do think that those families have a right to sue the pants off that company -- not for the "miscommunication" but for the unsafe conditions at the mine. I hope that they get a ton of money for their pain and suffering and, also, that the mining company will do everything in its power to make the working conditions as safe as possible in the future.
My heart goes out to those poor families.
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