Don Blankenship, head of Massey Energy, ran an industry that provides nearly half of America's electric power. But wealth and influence weren't enough for him, as he set about destroying rivals,challenging the Constitution, purchasing the West Virginia judiciary, and disregarding safety standards in the company's minesin which scores died unnecessarily. Just about the only thing that stood in the way of Blankenship's tyranny over a state and an industry was a pair of odd-couple attorneys, Dave Fawcett and Bruce Stanley, who undertook a legal quest to bring justice to this corner o fAmerica.
Language
English
Format
Audio CD
Release
April 30, 2013
ISBN 13
9781482914764
The Price of Justice: A True Story of Greed and Corruption
Don Blankenship, head of Massey Energy, ran an industry that provides nearly half of America's electric power. But wealth and influence weren't enough for him, as he set about destroying rivals,challenging the Constitution, purchasing the West Virginia judiciary, and disregarding safety standards in the company's minesin which scores died unnecessarily. Just about the only thing that stood in the way of Blankenship's tyranny over a state and an industry was a pair of odd-couple attorneys, Dave Fawcett and Bruce Stanley, who undertook a legal quest to bring justice to this corner o fAmerica.