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The lawsuit A trial date was scheduled for Aug. 1 after Massey's motion to dismiss was rejected. <ref> Vickie Smith [http://www.register-herald.com/todaysfrontpage/x1475593172/Slurry-suit-against-Massey-stands "Slurry suit against Massey stands"] Associated Press, July 22, 2011.</ref> Rather than go to trial, all parties settled the case on July 27, 2011, a week before the scheduled beginning of the trial. The terms of the settlement were not initially known as parties were under a "gag order" from the court. <ref> Ken Ward [http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2011/07/27/massey-slurry-case-settled/ "Coal Slurry Case Settled"] Charleston WV Gazette, July 27, 2011. </ref>
SW: →Mingo County, WV: adds info to Mingo trial
In November 2010, a panel of judges ordered plaintiffs to appear at the Charleston Civic Center for the start of a three-day settlement conference. If a settlement is reached, a 2011 trial would be averted. Mediation talks broke down, however, and a trial is set for Aug. 1, 2011.<ref name=vs/> According to Jeff Goodell in Rolling Stone, after injecting coal slurry into his own neighborhood, Massey paid to build a waterline to bring clean, treated water directly to CEO [[Don Blankenship]]'s house from Matewan, a few miles away.<ref>Jeff Goodell, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/236336 "The Dark Lord of Coal Country"] Rolling Stone, December 9, 2010.</ref>
===Coal ash lawsuit for Marsh Fork Elementary School near Sundial===
