State ex rel. Bluestone Coal Corp. v. Mazzone

DAVIS, Chief Justice:

The petitioners herein, Bluestone Coal Corporation (hereinafter “Bluestone Coal”) and Bluestone Coal Sales Corporation (hereinafter “Bluestone Coal Sales”),1 request this Court to issue a writ of prohibition to prevent the Circuit Court of Ohio County from enforcing its November 20, 2009, order. By that order, the circuit court denied the Blue-stone companies’ motion to disqualify Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP (hereinafter “Buchanan Ingersoll”) as counsel for Mountain State Carbon, LLC (hereinafter “Mountain State”), which company is the opposing party in the underlying…