Just when we get a glimmer of hope on the unemployment front, Washington Times reports that nuisance lawsuits are going to cost 500 West Virginian’s their jobs!

A Pittsburgh-based coal company, CONSOL Energy, will lay off nearly 500 of its West Virginia workers next year and its CEO blames environmentalists dead-set against mountaintop mining who have waged “nuisance” lawsuits for the job loss.

One again a broken legal system collides with a struggling economy to cause even more pain among hard working families.  Read the full story here.