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Massey Unit To Pay $4.2M In WVa Mine Deaths

Law360, New York (December 29, 2008) -- A Massey Energy Co. subsidiary has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $4.2 million in criminal fines and civil penalties for safety violations that led to the deaths of two miners trapped by fire in 2006.

Aracoma Coal Co. has agreed to plead guilty to nine counts of willfully violating mandatory safety standards and one count of making a false statement. It will pay a $2.5...

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