For the second time in less than six months, the West Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a 76 million dollars judgment against Massey Energy Co. The vote was 3-2. The Supreme Court set aside a 2002 ruling by the Circuit Court in Boone County that awarded 50 million dollars to Harman Mining Corp. and its president, Hugh Caperton. Interest charges added to the award while the case was on appeal had increased Massey's total potential liability in the case to 76 million dollars. The case involved a contract dispute between Massey and Harman Mining that began in 1997. Harman filed for bankruptcy a year later and sued Massey and its affiliates in both Virginia and West Virginia. The lawsuits in both states stemmed from the same contract dispute.
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机译：在不到六个月的时间里，西弗吉尼亚州最高法院第二次推翻了对梅西能源公司（Massey Energy Co）的7600万美元判决。投票结果是3票对2票。最高法院在2002年裁定了布恩县巡回法院的一项裁决，该裁决判给哈曼矿业公司及其总裁休·卡佩顿5,000万美元。案件审理期间，判决中增加了利息费用，使梅西在该案中的潜在潜在总债务增加到7600万美元。此案涉及始于1997年的Massey与Harman Mining之间的合同纠纷。一年后Harman申请破产，并起诉Massey及其在弗吉尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州的分支机构。两国的诉讼源于同一合同纠纷。
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