November 06, 2012
A West Virginia federal judge on Monday sent a shareholder class action contesting Alpha Natural Resources Inc.'s $7.1 billion purchase of Massey Energy Co. back to state court, saying federal securities suits filed in state court cannot be heard by federal judges.
August 16, 2012
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. on Thursday removed to West Virginia federal court a putative securities class action brought by Massey Energy Co. shareholders who allege Alpha misrepresented production problems at a coal mine to artificially prop up its stock price before its $7.1 billion purchase of Massey.