December 19, 2014
The American Civil Liberties Union urged a West Virginia federal judge Thursday to lift a sweeping gag order in the criminal case of former Massey Coal Co. CEO Don Blankenship in connection with 29 miner deaths, saying in a sealed document that the order flies in the face of the Supreme Court's absolute prohibition of prior restraint under the First Amendment.
December 01, 2014
A slew of news outlets including The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press asked a West Virginia federal judge Monday to lift a gag order in a criminal case alleging ex-Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship created and lied about the safety failures that led to the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, which killed 29 workers in 2010.
November 20, 2014
Ex-Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship reportedly pled not guilty in West Virginia federal court Thursday to criminal charges of spurring on the safety failures found to have killed 29 miners in a 2010 explosion and of lying to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
November 13, 2014
Coal giant Massey Energy's former CEO, Don Blankenship, was indicted Thursday on federal charges of creating the safety failures that led to the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, which killed 29 workers in 2010 — and of lying to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about them.