August 19, 2015
Former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, accused by federal prosecutors of securities fraud and creating safety failings at Massey Coal Co. that led to an explosion that killed 29 miners, asked a West Virginia federal judge on Tuesday to render certain evidence off-limits during his upcoming October trial.
August 13, 2015
Ex-Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, who is accused of mandating mine safety obstructions before an explosion that killed 29 employees and of making false statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission, asked a West Virginia federal judge Wednesday to split his trial in two, and then on Thursday to dismiss the only count for one of those trials.
August 10, 2015
The West Virginia federal judge overseeing a criminal case accusing former coal magnate Don Blankenship of mandating mine-safety obstructions before an explosion that killed 29 Massey Coal Co. employees ordered Blankenship on Monday to turn over discovery, saying the defendant doesn't "have the luxury" of setting his own deadlines.
August 04, 2015
Federal prosecutors fought back Monday against ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's motion to bar an array of evidence from his trial over safety failures that they say led to a 29-death explosion, but told the judge they won't attempt to convince jurors of the explosion's cause.
June 04, 2015
Ex-Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship can't escape a charge he conspired to violate safety standards leading up to a deadly 2010 mine explosion, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying Blankenship's bids to beat the charge fell short and one "borders on the absurd."
May 20, 2015
Former coal magnate Don Blankenship on Tuesday was denied a Memorial Day trip to Las Vegas that he'd requested as an exception to the order that grounded him in West Virginia while he awaits trial over a deadly 2010 mine explosion.
May 12, 2015
The Delaware Chancery judge considering ex-Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship's bid to have his former employer cover his legal expenses connected to criminal charges over a deadly 2010 mine explosion voiced some skepticism Tuesday about part of the company's argument as to why it shouldn't have to foot the bill.
April 24, 2015
A law clerk allegedly friendly to mine workers' rights has been quarantined from the trial in which former coal magnate Don Blankenship is accused of mandating mine-safety obstructions that killed 29 Massey Coal Co. employees.
April 09, 2015
The trial of former coal magnate Don Blankenship will be delayed by three months, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Thursday afternoon, after a 48-hour flurry of activity concerning the charges that while CEO of Massey Coal Co., Blankenship insisted on safety shortcuts that spurred 29 miners' deaths.
April 08, 2015
A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday evening denied a number of last-minute legal filings by former coal magnate Don Blankenship, with just over a week until the scheduled start of his trial on charges of creating safety failings at Massey Coal Co. that led to 29 miners' deaths in an explosion.