Executive Branch
W. Va. Governor Reportedly Got DuPont’s Help Before Filing Amicus Brief
Posted Aug 13, 2008, 09:15 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
DuPont lawyers accommodated a request by West Virginia’s governor by supplying two draft briefs that he could use for the state’s amicus brief urging the state supreme court to hear a case involving the company, the New York Times reports.
The brief urges the supreme court to hear an appeal seeking to overturn a $382 million judgment against the company in a toxic dumping case. The judgment also requires DuPont to monitor the health of 8,000 residents who lived in the polluted area.
DuPont spokesman Daniel Turner told the Times that Gov. Joe Manchin III had sought a draft brief. But Manchin’s lawyer, Carte Goodwin, claimed the draft briefs were unsolicited and said the government brief does not take a position on the underlying merits of the case.
The Times obtained documents and meeting records under the Freedom of Information Act that confirm contacts between the governor and DuPont officials.
Legal ethics professor Stephen Gillers told the Times that it is unusual and inappropriate for a governor, rather than a state attorney general, to get involved in such a case. “It is not part of the court’s responsibility to consider the effect of the verdict on the economic climate,” Gillers said.
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Posted by Marty Didier - 3 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
There may be other larger concerns about DuPont and connections with presumably corrupt Politicians to think about. From being in a family for more than 26 years who are directly connected in criminal activities with DuPont and others there is a lot more, however difficult to believe, that needs to be known.
DuPont was one of several companies involved in a White House Coup in 1933. There is a new White House Coup currently involved that includes many of the original groups only it’s much larger. Their using the sale from shipments of ton’s of Cocaine flown in to the US to FUND “Black Op’s” in support of this new Coup. DuPont along with the family I was in, are one of many involved in a fleet of more than 100 planes actively involved with the CIA and others with rendition flights and shipping drugs.
Links:
Madcow Morning news http://www.madcowprod.com/
Reporter: Daniel Hopsicke
Narco News http://narconews.com
Reporter: Bill Conroy
Business Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot
Unfortunately this is only one part of a much larger story of what is happening right now.
Marty Didier
Northbrook, IL
Posted by Marty Didier - 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 4 hours, 43 minutes ago
Adding to my above comment…
Search on “Clyde O’Connor” for further information. Clyde is my ex-sister-in-law’s brother. In the 90’s Clyde and my ex-brother-in-law started their drug distribution business in Florida. There’s a picture of Clyde on Madcow’s website. When I knew him, he was much thinner.
Marty Didier
Northbrook, IL