June 24th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

A federal judge ordered companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family to pay $154,484 in a court case over required beneficiary payments for retired mine workers dating back seven years.

U.S. District Judge Frank Volk had already entered a summary judgment in favor of the retired miners suing the Justice coal companies. The latest order specified how much the companies must pay.

The case is over health care premium payments from July 15, 2017, through May 15, 2023.