A federal court dismissed an appeal from one of Gov. Jim Justice s coal companies of a six-figure judgment against it in favor of a South Charleston workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance provider. Southern Coal had failed to satisfy obligations under a 2015 contract with the provider, BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., a federal judge found.
The United Mine Workers of America has told a federal court that retirees of some of Gov. Jim Justice s coal companies are still having prescription drug coverage issues, roughly five years into a federal lawsuit the UMWA and retirees filed over coverage lapses. Bluestone Coal Corp., a Justice coal company, blamed a faulty records transfer process, the UMWA told the court.
Election primary wins for Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leave West Virginia poised to stick with a fossil fuel-heavy energy status quo. But the electoral success of those two comes amid signs of an accelerating national energy transition.
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