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$50 million versus $1.5 million
The disparity in these penalty amounts says a lot about our nation's misplaced values. A company (Massey), with underground mine working conditions so dangerous that they were characterized as "reckless disregard," kills Don Bragg, 33 and Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield, 46, and is assessed a $1.5 million penalty from MSHA. That same company is found guilty of driving out competitor mining companies and receives a punitive judgment of $50 million. That's dozens of times more value on inanimate objects like "competition," "markets" and "business potential" than on real live human beings. Things are really out of whack. On W. Va. Supreme Court to get out of bed with Blankenship, reconsider his case posted 1 year, 10 months ago 4 Responses