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Arbitration is bad for West Virginia consumers, workers and businesses
The corporate-funded front group West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse wants West Virginians to give up their 7th Amendment right to trial by jury and opt for arbitration instead. -
Attorney general announces settlement with Chase Bank for unlawful debt collection
CHARLESTON - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a settlement has been reached with Chase Bank USA and one of its subsidiaries that resolves and reforms unlawful credit card debt collection practices. Chase Bank USA and Chase Bankcard Services Inc. will pay $219,152.72 to the state and $14,000 in restitution to 15 West Virginia consumers, according to the settlement, which was announced on July 8 by Morrisey's office. Chase will also cease collection efforts for 643 state residents. T -
W.Va. part of $550M SunTrust mortgage settlement
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a $550 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer SunTrust Mortgage Inc. to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses. -
11 AGs, three organizations file briefs in Dodd-Frank challenge
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The 11 state attorneys general who are challenging 2010’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act filed their appellate brief Tuesday, as did three private organizations doing the same. -
Morrisey secures $1.17 million for state borrowers impacted by mortgage crisis
CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Dec. 20 some state borrowers who were impacted by the mortgage crisis will receive help through a settlement reached with the nation’s fifth-largest mortgage service provider. -
U.S. Senate confirms Thacker to federal appeals court
Thacker WASHINGTON - West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker has been confirmed to a federal appeals court. -
THEIR VIEW: It's time for a 'regulatory cocktail' against unethical debt collectors
Many U.S. attorneys general are working with each other and with the federal government to employ a "drug cocktail" strategy to control and eventually eradicate the scourge that is unethical debt collectors, because just one strategy alone seems not to be enough. -
U.S. Senate to vote on Thacker's nomination this month
Thacker WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate agreed last week to consider the nomination of West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker to a federal appeals court later this month. -
U.S. Senate confirms Groh to federal court
Groh WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Berkeley Circuit Judge Gina Groh's nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. -
Report: Cloture votes delayed by deal
Groh WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reportedly reached an agreement that will delay cloture votes on 17 judicial nominations. -
Reid files cloture on 17 nominations, including Groh's
Groh WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday filed cloture on 17 judicial nominations, including West Virginia Judge Gina Groh's. -
W.Va. judicial nominees could see votes in March
Thacker WASHINGTON - Things are finally looking up for those judicial nominees waiting to be approved, including two from West Virginia. -
Report: Plan to speed up judicial nominations could be stalled
Tobias CHARLESTON - An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to speed up judicial nominations could be delayed. -
Law professor doubts Senate will speed up nominations
Tobias RICHMOND, Va. - A University of Richmond law professor says he doubts the U.S. Senate will go along with a plan by President Barack Obama to speed up judicial appointments. -
Law professor: Groh, Thacker nominations 'up in the air'
Tobias CHARLESTON - A University of Richmond law school professor says Berkeley Circuit Judge Gina Groh and West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker's nominations are "up in the air" following a controversial decision by President Barack Obama earlier this month. -
Kanawha Co. court says lender must comply with subpoena
McGraw CHARLESTON -- A West Virginia circuit court says an Internet payday lender claiming affiliation with a Native American tribe is not immune from a lawsuit and must comply with state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's investigative subpoena.
