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McGraw settles with debt collectors

CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Darrell McGraw reached a settlement agreement with a Georgia-based debt collector which will provide more than $40,000 in refunds. The amount will be spread to consumers who claim their monthly bills increased for no reason … Read More »

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McGraw has banked on outside counsel in recent years

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CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office has appointed outside counsel as special assistant attorneys general more than 25 times in the last three years.
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Attorney for fired state worker denies impending suit

CHARLESTON – The attorney for a fired state official who received a $50,000 settlement denies a claim that a lawsuit was about to be filed in the matter. Erica Harich of the Charleston law firm of Hunt & Lees was … Read More »

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Former Virginia AG critical of McGraw’s use of outside counsel

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CHARLESTON – Virginia’s former attorney general has written an opinion piece in a Washington-based legal newspaper that criticizes the way West Virginia AG Darrell McGraw’s office appoints outside attorneys as special assistant AGs.
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Council, drug companies await Ireland’s ruling

CHARLESTON – Leaders of the pharmaceutical community are relieved that a state council has decided not to make drug companies report how much they spend on marketing with specific doctors even after a ruling from the attorney general’s office said … Read More »

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Nearly 2,000 employers statewide without workers’ comp insurance

CHARLESTON – Almost 2,000 West Virginia employers lost workers compensation insurance by failing to pay premiums to the state’s only workers compensation insurer. BrickStreet Mutual on Aug. 2 compiled a list of 1,987 employers who did not pay premiums and … Read More »

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