Watching Gov. Jim Justice’s weekly press briefing Thursday, I was reminded of a famous quote Ronald Reagan used during his presidential debates against Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale. “There you go again.”
CHARLESTON – In another legal and financial blow to Gov. Jim Justice’s family and businesses, The Greenbrier has been hit with a $36 million lawsuit claiming it defaulted on a loan that was part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LEWISBURG – The Greenbrier, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, will be up for auction later this month on the county courthouse steps, according to a legal advertisement.The legal announcement of the foreclosure was placed in Lewisburg’s West Virginia Daily News.
CHARLESTON – A surety bond provider has less than two weeks to show a New York federal judge why she shouldn’t dismiss its case involving West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family’s coal companies.
CHARLESTON – More leaders are weighing in on new EPA rules that would force coal-fired and natural gas-powered plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
CHARLESTON – A resolution that would put a constitutional amendment before voters this fall to ensure non-citizens are unable to vote in West Virginia elections likely will be on the agenda for a planned special session.
You’d think someone in charge would publicly stand up and say they want this issue to be taken up in the coming weeks when the governor calls a special session to deal with issues related to the state budget. Right? Well, guess again.
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – A bill that would prevent non-citizens from voting in Kentucky has passed the Kentucky General Assembly. Senate Bill 143 passed on a 72-12 vote March 15.
LEWISBURG – The bank looking to auction the Greenbrier Sporting Club has filed two motions to dismiss a case trying to stop the sale, claiming the companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice failed to state a claim and filed the complaint in the wrong court.
CHARLESTON – Foreign judgments have been filed against Gov. Jim Justice, his wife, his son and the family businesses related to ongoing litigation involving his family businesses and a Virginia-based bank.
ROANOKE, Virginia – A federal judge has said a coal company owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family is in contempt of court because it hasn’t paid more than $500,000.
LEWISBURG – A hearing on motions in the case filed by businesses owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family to temporarily stop the auction of the Greenbrier Sporting Club is scheduled for April 12.On February 15, the court scheduled a hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction for February 20.
ROANOKE, Virginia – A Chicago-based surety company has asked a federal court to approve liens against West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and two of his companies for failing to pay a court-ordered judgment of more than $8.5 million.
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – A Virginia judge has issued 21 final orders denying requests by Gov. Jim Justice, his family and companies to set aside more than $300 million in confessed judgments.
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.
LEWISBURG – Attorneys for businesses owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family are asking for a preliminary injunction to temporarily stop an auction on the courthouse steps to sell the Greenbrier Sporting Club.
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.
