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14 Nov 2014, 6:48 am by Joe Consumer
" Aracoma Alma and then-owner Massey Energy had a history of serious safety problems, including falling rock. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 4:53 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
From Reuters: Donald Blankenship, a former chief executive of Massey Energy Co, was indicted on Thursday on charges he violated federal mine safety laws prior to the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners at the company's Upper Big Branch... [read post]
13 May 2014, 11:18 am by Joe Consumer
The 2010 explosion at Massey Energy Upper Big Branch in West Virginia killed 29 miners. [read post]
6 Mar 2014, 8:50 am by WIMS
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11 Feb 2014, 7:52 am by Jonathan Massey
The following contribution to our greenhouse gas symposium comes from Jonathan Massey, a partner at Massey & Gail; he represented amici supporting the petitioners in American Electric Power in the Supreme Court and an amicus supporting private challengers to the EPA’s rule in the D.C. [read post]
11 Sep 2013, 3:21 am by Jeffery Robinette
Illegal coal mine inspection practices and prescription drug abuse – two of West Virginia’s greatest plagues, paired with poor personal choices, cause the downfall of Massey Energy executive. [read post]
23 May 2013, 1:44 pm by Roshonda Scipio
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20 May 2013, 5:10 am
The setup is that Hugh Caperton and his smaller coal company sued coal giant Don Blankenship and Massey Energy for allegedly driving the former out of business (by tortiously interfering with contracts and committing misrepresentation). [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 5:30 am by Senior Editor
  In a recent case of the law winning, a longtime Massey Energy Company executive pleaded guilty to a pair of federal crimes in connection with an ongoing investigation of Massey. [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 9:17 am by Joe Consumer
”  Well, these lawyers may be off the hook, but the news isn’t all good for the mining industry, and especially for former Massey Energy head Don Blankenship, which ran the Upper Big Branch mine when an explosion killed 29 Massey miners. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 6:59 am by Jeffery Robinette
Prosecutors also negotiated a $210 million agreement with the company that bought Massey, Alpha Resources. [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 11:10 am by Jeffery Robinette
According to WV MetroNews, a former Massey Energy coal company official has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from safety violations at mines he operated. [read post]
28 Nov 2012, 6:56 am by Jeffery Robinette
Concerning the UBB Coal Mine explosion,  federal documents state that the Massey Energy subsidiary mines in Nicholas County routinely violated health and safety laws “because of a belief that consistently following those laws would decrease coal production. [read post]
21 Oct 2012, 12:26 am
Attorney for the Department of Justice, meanwhile, argues that although the MSHA inspectors did not perform as well as they should, the negligence of the mine owner -- Massey Energy Company, the company that also owned the Upper Big Branch mine -- should not be ignored. [read post]
16 Oct 2012, 3:19 pm by Brennan W. Bolt
  Successor employer obligations: In Massey Energy Company, the Board found that the company unlawfully refused to hire former unionized employees in order to avoid union obligations at a coal mine. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 1:17 am by Kevin LaCroix
However, the Massey Energy case survived the dismissal motion. [read post]
22 Jul 2012, 8:11 pm
At the time, the mine was owned by Massey Energy Company, the same company that owned the Upper Big Branch mine that was the scene of West Virginia's deadliest disaster. [read post]
19 May 2012, 10:03 pm
The foundation was the result of a $209 million settlement entered into by Alpha Natural Resources, which purchased Massey Energy Company (the original owner of Upper Big Branch), and the federal government. [read post]
13 May 2012, 1:20 pm
In what can only be called a disturbing and disgusting allegation it appears that Massey Energy officials tricked the families of some Upper Big Branch miners into early wrongful-death settlements that have proven inadequate. [read post]
13 Apr 2012, 8:56 pm
Federal prosecutors are looking into whether the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) might have tipped off Massey Energy Company officials about inspections, prior to the events that led to the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine. [read post]