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A federal judge has approved the sale of a helicopter surrendered by one of Gov. Jim Justices coal companies to an Indian construction technology firm. The sale follows the Justice company, Bluestone Resources Inc., failing to pay a $13 million judgment awarded to Caroleng Investments Limited in a coal production-related dispute.

More than 51,000 customers and former customers were affected, according to lawsuit.

ROANOKE, Virginia – An Indiana-based bank has sued a coal company owned by Gov. Jim Justice for more than $4.5 million on unpaid loans. And in yet another federal lawsuit, a trustee for one of Justice’s creditors sued the Justice companies' longtime banker that also is trying to collect more than $300 million from companies owned by the governor’s family.

Construction contracts often include clauses that purport to limit the liability of one or both parties. This includes clauses that completely prohibit any claims for certain types of...

CHARLESTON – Businesses owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family are facing a double whammy in courts, including the impending auction of The Greenbrier Sporting Club.

Sale and surrender terms have been proposed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia for a helicopter that has belonged to one of Gov. Jim Justices coal companies. The company, Bluestone Resources Inc., didnt participate in the sale proposal process, according to a joint court filing submitted by the other parties in the case, Caroleng Investments Limited and 1st Source Bank. Caroleng says Bluestone has failed to pay a $13 million judgment against Bluestone in its favor in...

A judge in Virginia has dismissed a defamation counterclaim in a case involving two architects. The case involves Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati versus Markus Breitschmid, an architect and architecture professor at Virginia Tech, and is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Western...

A Virginia federal court has set up seizure of a helicopter belonging to one of Gov. Jim Justices coal companies, Bluestone Resources Inc., to enforce a $13 million judgment against the firm awarded to British Virgin Islands-based Caroleng Investments Limited. District Judge Robert Ballou provides a week for a joint proposal for sale of the 2009 Bell helicopter.

ROANOKE, Virginia – A federal judge has grounded a helicopter owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s companies to sell it to satisfy a debt.

A quick decision is expected from a federal judge, Robert Ballou, about the rightful owner of a helicopter. This helicopter is currently with a group of businesses under Governor Jim