The Court of Federal Appeals (Lewis F. Powell Courthouse) and the skyline of Richmond, Virginia, in the early morning from the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds, in Richmond, Virginia. Credit: Acroterion via Wikimedia Commons Ex-Coal Baron and Political Candidate Struggles to Show 'Malice' Evidence in Defamation Appeals
"The word 'felon' is the least of it. If they wanted him to look bad they'd talk about the mine explosion that killed 29 people," said Williams & Connolly attorney Kevin Baine in his defense against former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's civil claims.
December 07, 2022 at 02:09 PM
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Civil Appeals
The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
It's been two years since Don Blankenship—the former CEO of one of the United States' largest coal companies and ex-candidate for a U.S. Senate seat—first accused a collection of media outlets of defamation when they mislabeled him a felon following his misdemeanor conspiracy conviction.
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