CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The daughter of one of 29 men killed in a West Virginia coal mine explosion says owner Massey Energy is offering each family a $3 million settlement.
Michelle McKinney, daughter of Benny Ray Willingham, said Thursday that the offer came a week earlier. McKinney says other families have received the same offer.
Massey did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment.
McKinney says her family isn't interested and she'd prefer to take every cent CEO Don Blankenship has.
Earlier this week, Virginia-based Massey laid out a financial package that it said would free the families from ever worrying about money. Massey says accepting wouldn't bar families from taking legal action.
The April 5 explosion is the nation's worst coal mining disaster in 40 years.
