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Drug stores appeal Minn. class action ruling
Glasser MINNEAPOLIS – Several drug stores sued in Minnesota by a West Virginia law firm are appealing a ruling that says the class action lawsuit should be heard in a state court.
McGraw's win in class action dispute will stand
McGraw WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of a group of drug stores that claimed state Attorney General Darrell McGraw had filed a class action lawsuit against it.
Massive Wheeling tobacco trial ends suddenly
Recht WHEELING (Legal Newsline) - The trial of more than 700 West Virginia claims against the tobacco industry ended in a mistrial Tuesday.
Drug stores: No excuse for delay in class action
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A group of drug stores is objecting to a federal magistrate judge's recommendation that a class action lawsuit filed against it by a West Virginia firm should be heard in state court.
Report targets McGraw's hiring practices
McGraw NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -– West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's hiring practices are targeted in a new report by the Manhattan Institute.
McGraw, feds seek judgment in $2.7M dispute
McGraw CHARLESTON (Legal Newsline) – With a loss in an identical case behind him, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is again arguing over the amount being withheld by the federal government from the state's Medicaid program.
Magistrate suggests sending class action to Minn. court
Glasser MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A federal magistrate judge has suggested that a class action brought by a West Virginia law firm that drew the ire of the judge who formerly presided over the case should be heard in a state court.
McGraw might be done appealing $3.1M disputes with feds
McGraw CHARLESTON -– West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw appears to be ready to accept a ruling that he shortchanged the federal government nearly $450,000.
U.S. SC won't hear Peirce appeal in fraud case
Peirce WASHINGTON -– The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand a ruling that reopened a fraud case against a Pittsburgh asbestos law firm.
WLF argues for drug stores in McGraw's case
McGraw WASHINGTON – A recent ruling in a case brought by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw makes it harder for out-of-state defendants to remove class actions to federal court, the Washington Legal Foundation is arguing.
One last channel for McGraw's appeal of Medicaid ruling
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's last chance to prove he didn't shortchange the federal government in a 2004 settlement will be before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fourth Circuit rules against Va. AG in ObamaCare challenge
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – Because only the residents of Virginia will be affected by the controversial part of ObamaCare, the State – through Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli – lacked standing to challenge it, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Drug stores appeal ruling in McGraw's case to U.S. Supreme Court
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A group of pharmacies has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a decision that permits West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's lawsuit against it to be heard in state court.
McGraw still fighting feds over settlement funds
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. -– West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is not accepting two court decisions that say he wrongfully kept settlement funds from the federal government.
McGraw's drug-pricing case will go on during appeal
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's drug-pricing case against six pharmacies will continue in state court following a federal appeals court's decision not to issue a stay on its recent decision.
Miss. AG's oil spill suit removed to federal court
JACKSON, Miss. - Nearly a month after being sued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, Kenneth Feinberg - the man put in charge of compensating victims of the BP oil spill - has removed the case to federal court.
McGraw ready to get on with drug-pricing case
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. -- State Attorney General Darrell McGraw is tired of waiting to get his lawsuit against prescription drug retailers on track.
Class action debate over W.Va. AG headed to U.S. SC
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court will have the opportunity to decide if West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is acting like a class action lawyer.
Fourth Circuit sticking with decision in McGraw drug-pricing case
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal appeals court has declined to review its rejection of a claim made by prescription drug retailers who said West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is acting like a class action lawyer.
Brief calls for review in McGraw's case against pharmacies
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Legal Foundation claims West Virginia Darrell McGraw is acting like a class action lawyer and a decision saying otherwise should be reviewed.