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Gov. Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts as He Seeks Senate Seat – The New York Times

Gov. Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts as He Seeks Senate Seat – The New York Times

The Justice companies have long had a reputation for not paying their debts. But that may be catching up to them.

Jim Justice, the businessman-turned-politician governor of West Virginia, has been pursued in court for years by banks, governments, business partners and former employees for millions of dollars in unmet obligations.

And for a long time, Mr. Justice and his family’s companies have managed to stave off one threat after another with wily legal tactics notably at odds with the…

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