Tuesday, January 15, 2008
WV Chief Justice Defending Himself.
West Virginia State Supreme Court Justice Elliott Maynard is facing scrutiny after photos were revealed Monday that he hung around his good friend Massey CEO Don Blankenship while the two were vacationing in Europe back in 2006.
Maynard voted with the majority of a 3-2 vote that overturned a $76.3 million judgement against Massey . Lawyers from the losing side want Maynard to withdraw his vote and also recuse himself while the high court reconsiders its decision.
Maynard issued a statement Tuesday saying that his friendship with Blankenship has never influenced any decision he has made for the court.
Both men say that they ran into each other while on separate vacations
Maynard voted with the majority of a 3-2 vote that overturned a $76.3 million judgement against Massey . Lawyers from the losing side want Maynard to withdraw his vote and also recuse himself while the high court reconsiders its decision.
Maynard issued a statement Tuesday saying that his friendship with Blankenship has never influenced any decision he has made for the court.
Both men say that they ran into each other while on separate vacations
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