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McGraw hasn't done what company asked with OxyContin settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON - Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office has maintained that pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma has had its say in how $10 million of a 2004 settlement between the two have been spent.
Starcher staying on Massey case
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Stepping aside from one Massey Energy case was apparently enough for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher.
AGs argue their right to file lead paint suits
McGraw PROVIDENCE, R.I. - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has joined a group colleagues closely watching Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch's lawsuit against the former manufacturers of lead paint.
Even more filed in High Court recusal debate
Maynard CHARLESTON - The state's Supreme Court attempted to return to normality Thursday after a 3-2 decision affirmed its earlier ruling in a controversial case.
Court again sides with Massey in high-profile case
Blankenship CHARLESTON - After months of controversy that included two justices recusing themselves, there was no change in the result of Massey Energy's appeal of a $76 million verdict against it to the state Supreme Court.
ABC News plans to air Blankenship interview-skirmish April 7
CHARLESTON - ABC News plans to air its report on Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's effect on the state Supreme Court Monday.
Feds reportedly look into controversy
Maynard CHARLESTON - Federal investigators were apparently sniffing around the state's Supreme Court while the Justices were preparing to hear a high-profile case for a second time.
Starcher schedules oral arguments in recusal controversy
Starcher CHARLESTON - Concerning his ability to fairly decide on cases involving the businessman he has criticized, state Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher wants to publicly clear the air.
McGraw to court: Protect that retirement fund
McGraw CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw will not relent in his civil suit against the former director of a federally and state-funded senior center recently acquitted of a federal charge that he illegally cashed in more than $31,000 in sick leave.
AG will alert Legislature of potential windfalls
McGraw CHARLESTON - State lawmakers have passed a bill that will require the state's Attorney General to notify them of any large amounts of money that might be coming their way.
McGraw shuts down Canadian company
CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw made two announcements earlier this month, one a settlement and the other he called a "small victory in the battle against cross-border advance fee loan scams."
Everyone on board with McGraw settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON - State lawmakers have stopped bickering with Attorney General Darrell McGraw long enough to agree with a settlement designed by McGraw and Gov. Joe Manchin that would use settlement dollars to create sales tax breaks.
Supreme Court says it can't investigate Maynard-Blankenship friendship
Bastress CHARLESTON - While Supreme Court hopeful Bob Bastress is calling for a special group to probe the Chief Justice's relationship with the head of a large corporation, the Court's administrator says there is no need to get all worked up.
McGraw mailer a common target for AG hopefuls
Greear CHARLESTON - Republican candidates for the state's Attorney General's office are taking shots at Democratic incumbent Darrell McGraw instead of each other.
Group wants lawmakers to follow Mississippi's lead
McGraw CHARLESTON - Recent scandals may not make Mississippi seem like much of a legal role model, but a West Virginia legal reform group would like to see its state take some of the same measures.
Purdue Pharma had say in use of settlement funds, McGraw says
McGraw CHARLESTON -- It wasn't just state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's idea to spend $10 million from a 2004 settlement the way it was spent, his office recently said.
Benjamin: Count me in
Benjamin CHARLESTON - Despite a fellow justice's best efforts, state Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin will not recuse himself from cases involving his biggest campaign supporter.
CALA accuses McGraw of lying to Legislature
McGraw CHARLESTON - Exactly who state Attorney General Darrell McGraw was representing in a 2001 lawsuit has become the subject of much debate.
Legislators: Put settlement funds in our hands
McCabe CHARLESTON - Legislators who have grilled state Attorney General Darrell McGraw over his appropriation of lawsuit settlement funds are sponsoring a bill that would eliminate his ability to do so in the future.
Starcher hoping recusal cleanses Court
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CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court's most outspoken justice will step aside in a case involving his longtime adversary.