Troubled coal producer Massey Energy Co. is facing more legal problems, this time in the form of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a gay miner. Sam Hall’s lawsuit claims he endured years of verbal abuse and threats from co-workers and managers at several Massey mines in West Virginia. The lawsuit names Massey subsidiary Spartan Mining Co. and a Spartan foreman as defendants. The lawsuit adds to a turbulent year for Massey. The Richmond, Va.-based company has suffered steep losses, had its longtime chief executive retire and found itself the subject of takeover rumors since an explosion killed 29 miner at its Upper Big Branch mine. The April 5 blast also prompted several shareholder lawsuits and an industrywide safety crackdown blamed for hiking costs and cutting profits across the country.

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