State Supreme Court Re-Hears Massey Appeal

The West Virginia Supreme Court is set to hear a controversial case involving Massey Energy -- this time without Chief Justice Brent Benjamin.

A 5-4 United States Supreme Court decision said Benjamin should have stepped down in Caperton v. Massey Energy. The Court said Massey Chief Executive Don Blankenship's contributions to Benjamin's 2004 campaign gave the appearance of bias.

Massey is appealing a $50 million verdict won by Harman Mining and its...

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