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Families of some of the 29 workers killed in the 2010 coal mine disaster are continuing their fight for answers about why authorities dropped charges against Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall over the extremely dangerous conditions in the mine.
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.
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A surety firm has asked a federal court to approve liens on Gov. Jim Justice's 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.
The coal empire owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice could be on the hook for up to $1.2 billion in fines in Virginia for violating a 2020 cleanup deal over oil spills at eight mining sites, the state claims.