Blankenship Trial Officially Begins

Opening arguments have concluded in the federal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship following more than four days of jury selection at the U.S. District Courthouse in Charleston. Blankenship is charged with conspiring to break mine safety laws and lying to financial regulators about safety practices at the Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia. The mine exploded in 2010, killing 29 miners. The trial continues today.