Massey Investor Suit Tossed as Blankenship Nears Freedom
- Delaware judge dismisses claims against former directors
- Suit sought to hold board accountable for 2010 mine disaster
Donald Blankenship, former chief executive officer of Massey Energy, arrives at court in Charleston, West Virginia, on Dec. 1, 2015.
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Former Massey Energy Co. directors won’t have to face an investor lawsuit blaming them for a series of safety failures that led to the deaths of 29 coal-mine workers.
Delaware Chancery Court Judge Andre Bouchard dismissed the case Thursday on procedural grounds. The lawsuit accused directors of turning a blind eye to a series of safety failures at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia.