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McGraw issues scam warning to timeshare owners
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning timeshare owners in the state of bogus sale scams.
Massey shareholders take merger fight to state Supreme Court
CHARLESTON -- Groups of Massey Energy Co. shareholders, in an attempt to stop a reported $8.5 billion merger between the coal company and Alpha Natural Resources, are taking their fight to the West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals.
DuPont says Spelter plaintiffs shouldn't be in medical monitoring program
MORGANTOWN -- The plaintiffs who settled a personal injury case with DuPont earlier this year say they want the right to enroll in a court-administered medical monitoring program.
AGs push for IP theft legislation
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, along with 41 other state attorneys general, is urging Congress to make intellectual property theft, particularly online, a legislative priority.
Another ICG shareholder files complaint over merger
WINFIELD -- Another common stock shareholder has filed a complaint alleging "inadequate compensation" in International Coal Group's planned merger with Arch Coal Inc.
McGraw settles with two debt relief firms
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced Tuesday settlement agreements with two debt relief companies, collectively resulting in nearly $34,000 in refunds to 41 state consumers.
ICG shareholders call Arch merger a fiduciary breach
WINFIELD -- The plaintiffs in a potential class-action lawsuit allege a coal company's board of directors has breached its fiduciary duties to its shareholders in merging with another coal company.
McGraw, other AGs settle over movie rental collections
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, along with 49 other state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, announced on Friday it has entered a settlement with Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery.
McGraw keeps two collection companies out of W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw said on Tuesday his office has obtained a court order halting illegal loan collections in the state by companies from Illinois and Nevada.
McGraw sues Va. title lender
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a lawsuit against Fast Auto Loans Inc., a Virginia title lender, for refusing to turn over its records in defiance of an investigative subpoena.
Jury rejects coal dust group's medical monitoring claim
CHARLESTON -- A West Virginia jury last month rejected a claim for medical monitoring by a group of plaintiffs who alleged they were exposed to toxic coal dust from a nearby Massey Energy Co. processing plant and silo.
McGraw warns grandparents of phone scam
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning grandparents across the state to beware of another round of the so-called "grandparents scam."
McGraw says JK Harris violating court order
McGraw CHARLESTON -- State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed contempt proceedings against tax relief company JK Harris and its owner, John Harris, for continuing to violate a court order.
Justices to decide if man should get denied medical benefits
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has to decide whether a man should receive medical payment benefits previously denied by a circuit court.
N.C. man pleads his case to W.Va. Justices
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday on the reinstatement of a lawsuit filed by a North Carolina man against Mylan drug companies.
Justices hear case about judge's pension
King CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on a special judge's decision enforcing a divorce agreement in favor of Kanawha Circuit Judge Charles King's former wife, Judith King.
Fourth Circuit judge Michael dies
Michael CHARLESTON -- M. Blane Michael, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, died on Friday.
Court won't order auditor to cut Tomblin's pay
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court says it will not order state Auditor Glen Gainer to stop paying Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a governor's salary.
Judge gives Bayer neighbors more time to amend suit
Goodwin CHARLESTON -- A federal judge is giving residents who live near Bayer CropScience's Institute plant time to amend their lawsuit against the company.
Lawyer wants Tomblin's pay cut
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court on Monday eliminated an April 15 deadline for filings in a lawsuit looking to stop acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin from drawing a governor's salary and receiving other perks of the office.