Don Blankenship v. Joe Manchin III
Dec 14, 2007OUTCOME: Settlement after public statement from Governor
Don Blankenship, the President, CEO and chairman of the Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy Corporation, alleged that West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III sought to retaliate against him amid a propose ... d multibillion-dollar pension bond campaign in 2005. During the heated campaign, Manchin made a comment to a newspaper reporter that Blankenship should expect tougher scrutiny of his business affairs since launching a media campaign against the proposal. On December 14, 2007, the Governor expressed regret over the remarks he made, prompting the suit to be dropped.
