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"W.Va. Supreme Court overturns Massey verdict"

"W.Va. Supreme Court overturns Massey verdict": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Four months, two recusals and numerous national headlines later, West Virginia's Supreme Court has echoed its earlier conclusion vacating a $76.3 million judgment against Massey Energy Co. in a coal contract dispute. As it had in November, the court voted 3-2 to overturn a 2002 Boone County verdict that Harman Mining Co., and its president had won against the competing coal producer."

The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette reports today that "Court sides with Massey; Brent Benjamin breaks tie in 3-2 decision."

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article headlined "W.Va. ruling faces appeal to top court; Mining firm claims bias in favor of Massey" that begins, "Two Pittsburgh attorneys whose clients were on the losing end of the West Virginia Supreme Court's decision overturning a $77 million judgment against Massey Energy will appeal the ruling -- and how the court reached it -- to the U.S. Supreme Court."

The Wall Street Journal reports that "Massey Wins Latest Round With Harman."

Yesterday's 3-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia consisted of a majority opinion (available in both HTML and PDF formats) and a dissenting opinion (available in both HTML and PDF formats, with appendix).

In a related development, ABC News yesterday posted online a report headlined "Coal Boss: If You Take Photos, 'You're Liable to Get Shot'; Don Blankenship Grabbed an ABC News Reporter's Camera During the Incident."

And in other coverage, The AP reports that "ABC News says Massey chief threatened producer; Network to air footage Monday."

Full post as published by How Appealing on April 04, 2008 (boomark / email).