A bankruptcy judge is expected to approve Freedom Industries' request to sell its Poca Blending facility unless a better bid is submitted by Friday afternoon, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson found the proposed buyer, Lexycon LLC, doesn't have any connection to Freedom or its former controlling officers. Judge Pearson also said that the sale's terms and conditions, and the negotiations, weren't inappropriate. Freedom filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 17. On Jan. 9, a chemical spill from another facility contaminated the water of 300,000 people in nine counties.
