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28 Dec 2010, 7:36 am by Joe Consumer
News broke a couple days ago that last month, a gay coal miner has sued a Massey subsidiary, "alleging that co-workers in several mines have repeatedly harassed him because of his sexual orientation" including "verbal abuse and invective and lewd gestures by his supervisors and other miners, even after he complained to management. [read post]
28 Dec 2010, 7:36 am by Joe Consumer
News broke a couple days ago that last month, a gay coal miner has sued a Massey subsidiary, "alleging that co-workers in several mines have repeatedly harassed him because of his sexual orientation" including "verbal abuse and invective and lewd gestures by his supervisors and other miners, even after he complained to management. [read post]
23 Apr 2015, 6:48 pm by Francis Pileggi
The Delaware Court of Chancery is scheduled to hear post-trial oral argument in connection with its expected ruling on a claim for advancement by the ex-CEO of Massey Energy, a coal mining company, who is scheduled to go on trial for criminal charges in connection with the death of 29 minors. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 2:00 pm
Don Blankenship, the CEO of Massey Coal, "tort reformer" and one rich dude, thought he could buy his way to justice in West Virginia. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 2:55 pm by Rick.Hasen@lls.edu
Massey Coal Company, the Supreme Court held that litigants have a constitutional right to a judiciary free from a serious... [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 1:14 pm
"Massey case returns to Supreme Court today": The Associated Press provides a report from West Virginia that begins, "Arguments over a $76 million judgment against Massey Energy Co. await a slightly different West Virginia Supreme Court than the one that ruled in the coal contract dispute last year. [read post]
17 May 2010, 2:01 pm by Ted Allen
On Friday, federal prosecutors in West Virginia said they are investigating whether there was "willful criminal activity" by Performance Coal, a Massey subsidiary that runs the UBB mine. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 12:01 pm by laborprof lpb
Thanks to Beth Thornburg (SMU) on the Civil Procedure Listserv for the heads up on this revealing story from NPR on the worst coal mine disaster in decades: An NPR News Investigation shows that the Upper Big Branch mine in... [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 12:29 pm by Brian Baxter
Cleary Gottlieb, Cravath, and Troutman Sanders are working on a deal that will see Alpha Natural Resources acquire coal mine operator Massey Energy for $7.1 billion in cash and stock. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 6:26 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post is shared from wvgazette.com/Don Blankenship, the longtime chief executive officer of Massey Energy, was indicted Thursday on charges that he orchestrated the routine violation of key federal mine safety rules at the company’s Upper Big Branch Mine prior to an April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.A federal grand jury in Charleston charged Blankenship with conspiring to cause willful violations of ventilation requirements and coal-dust control… [read post]
11 Apr 2010, 4:57 pm by Christopher T. Hurley
This week, reports suggested that “The Massey Energy coal mine where 25 people died in an explosion was cited for violating for two federal safety violations on the day of the blast” (T. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 1:19 pm by Ted Allen
Activist investors are hailing the departure of Massey Energy Chairman and CEO Donald Blankenship, and point out that their efforts helped prod Massey’s board to make a leadership change. [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 11:55 am by Rick.Hasen@lls.edu
Don Blankenship is retiring from Massey Coal.... [read post]
6 Aug 2010, 8:12 am by Ted Allen
 In a filing yesterday, the coal-mining company said it would hold an Oct. 6 special meeting to seek shareholder approval to amend its certificate of incorporation to declassify the board; investors overwhelmingly supported a shareholder proposal on this topic in May. [read post]
11 Dec 2010, 5:23 am
The haulage accident occurred near Cabin Creek at the Massey Energy surface mine. [read post]