Trials & Litigation
Court Asked to Rule in 3 Disputes over Fairness of W. Va. Justice System
Posted 3 hours, 16 minutes ago
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide this week whether the Constitution required the recusal of a West Virginia Supreme Court justice who received more than $3 million in campaign contributions from the CEO of a corporate litigant.
The case is one of three before the court involving the West Virginia justice system, the New York Times reports. It targets Justice Brent Benjamin for his deciding vote to overturn a $50 million verdict against the CEO’s company, Massey Energy Co. The amount at stake has risen to more than $76 million with interest.
The ABA has urged the Supreme Court to take the case. The association contends Benjamin’s conduct creates an… Continue reading...
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