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A federal judge has approved liens a surety company has been seeking on eight of Gov. Jim Justice’s companies in response to what the firm says has been his failure to pay an $8.5 million court-ordered judgment.

A surety firm has asked a federal court to approve liens on Gov. Jim Justices interests in eight of his companies to satisfy a $8.5 million money judgment. The firm, Western Surety Company, says Justice and his Southern Coal Corp. and Bluestone Resources Inc. immediately defaulted under a forbearance agreement they entered into with Western in April 2023 to resolve prior debt.

BECKLEY – The directors of a Virginia-based bank have asked a federal judge to dismiss them from a $1 billion lawsuit filed by Gov. Jim Justice, his wife, his son and 15 Justice family companies accusing them of illegally blocking the companies from doing business with other lenders.

BECKLEY – A Virginia-based bank is asking a federal judge to hold off on a request by the network of businesses owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family to seal the case.

BECKLEY – Gov. Jim Justice, his wife, his son and 15 Justice family companies have filed a federal lawsuit against a Virginia-based bank and its board for more than $1 billion in damages.