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A federal appeals court has upheld $1.23 million in civil contempt fines ordered against one of Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal companies.
The court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal of the $30,000 daily civil fines intended by Judge Irene Berger to compel the company to comply with her orders to provide documents and appear in court.
Justice Energy Co. was first sued in the case by James River Equipment, a Virginia-based company, in November 2013 for $150,000 for unpaid parts, service and equipment.
The parties reached a settlement for $180,000 last year.
The Justice companies’ attorneys argued that initial debt occurred when Russian company Mechel Bluestone owned the mining operation and they didn’t learn of the January 2015 civil contempt order for a year.
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The votes are in – more than 3,200 of them – and the winner of the inaugural Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition will be announced next week. It’s down to the final five. Assistant News Director Maria Young caught up with Bill Bissett, president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, which is hosting the contest, to find out more about the finalists.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAt the core of the case is who in government has final authority over policy and rulemaking for the state's public schools: the Board of Education or the Legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe state argued that the judiciary cannot and should not intervene in what they see as regular legislative proceedings when removing one of their own members.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSharp federal limits on radio frequency interference have made it very challenging for emergency crews in two counties to communicate effectively in a crisis.
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