September 08, 2014
A West Virginia bankruptcy judge expressed concern on Friday that Freedom Industries Inc. could walk away from cleaning up a chemical spill blamed for contaminating drinking water for 300,000 people, saying too much of the company's scant funds are going toward paying legal fees from McGuireWoods LLP.
June 25, 2014
Freedom Industries Inc., the bankrupt company whose January oil spill is blamed for contaminating drinking water for 300,000 West Virginia residents, on Tuesday reached a settlement with AIG Speciality Insurance Co. on coverage for claims arising from the spill.
February 21, 2014
Freedom Industries Inc., the company blamed for a huge chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for 300,000 West Virginia residents, plans to wind down, overwhelmed by the raft of problems stemming from the incident, an attorney for the firm reportedly told a bankruptcy judge Friday.
February 06, 2014
A West Virginia bankruptcy judge on Thursday reconsidered his decision to have McGuireWoods LLP represent Freedom Industries Inc., allowing it to do so on an interim basis, after a U.S. bankruptcy trustee asked to investigate the firm's connections to the defunct company blamed for a chemical leak.
February 05, 2014
The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee for Freedom Industries Inc., the now-bankrupt company blamed for a chemical leak in West Virginia, asked a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to reconsider a final decision to make McGuireWoods LLP counsel for the debtor, saying the firm's connections to the company may be too close.