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Recent News About State of West Virginia

• Appeals Board: McGraw wasn't representing West Virginians

  By John O'Brien | Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 @ 5:16am

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- In penalizing the State of West Virginia $2.7 million, a federal appeals board also recently wrote that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw was not representing individual citizens when he sued OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.

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• McGraw's OxyContin case causes $2.7M Medicaid hole

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 @ 5:59am

  McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The federal government has taken more than $2.7 million from the State of West Virginia's Medicaid program because of a settlement engineered by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw.

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• THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County

  By Kyla Asbury | Friday, Nov 13, 2009 @ 1:30am

  Oct. 30

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• THIS JUST IN: Berkeley County

  By Beth Henry | Friday, Nov 13, 2009 @ 1:10am

  Oct. 20

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• THIS JUST IN: Putnam County

  By Chris Dickerson | Friday, Nov 6, 2009 @ 1:20am

  Oct. 29

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• THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County

  By Kyla Asbury | Friday, Oct 30, 2009 @ 2:30am

  Oct. 19

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• Casey recommended for Northern District judgeship

  By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 @ 4:47am

  Casey CHARLESTON – State Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey has been recommended for a federal judgeship in the Northern District of West Virginia.

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• THIS JUST IN: Mason County

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Oct 9, 2009 @ 2:00am

  Sept. 3

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• Disclosure requirement in drug cases too much, prosecutor argues

  By Lawrence Smith | Thursday, Oct 8, 2009 @ 5:48am

  Ketchum CHARLESTON - The Webster County prosecutor has asked the state Supreme Court to relieve him of an unreasonable burden a circuit judge placed on him regarding the disclosure of informants in a pending drug case.

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• McGraw says Pfizer illegally promoting drug

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Oct 2, 2009 @ 4:15am

  McGraw CHARLESTON - The state Attorney General's office is alleging that a pharmaceutical company is improperly marketing one of its drugs for uses other than it's intended purpose.

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• THEIR VIEW: Public service keeps state running efficiently

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 @ 4:53am

  CHARLESTON -- I was pleased to be a part of the West Virginia public service awards ceremony recently.

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• *** SupCo calendar for 9/28 issue

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 @ 2:00am

  Motion Docket

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• Zyprexa settlements piling up, four states remain

  By John O'Brien | Monday, Sep 21, 2009 @ 9:38am

  NEW YORK -- All but four states out of a group of 12 have settlements in place with Eli Lilly & Co., it was revealed Monday during a hearing.

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• THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Sep 18, 2009 @ 2:30am

  Sept. 8

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• *** SupCo calendar for 9/14 issue

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 @ 4:16am

  Argument Docket

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• Wayne Co. town sued for drinking water issues

  By Kelly Holleran | Monday, Sep 14, 2009 @ 4:00am

  FORT GAY – Fort Gay residents may have been exposed to drinking water that contained untreated sewage, according to a federal lawsuit filed July 28.

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• THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Sep 11, 2009 @ 2:30am

  Sept. 1

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Allen Guthrie & Thomas lawyers named to Best Lawyers 2010

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Sep 10, 2009 @ 5:30am

  Thomas CHARLESTON -- Five lawyers from Allen Guthrie & Thomas, PLLC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010.

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• THIS JUST IN: Boone County

  By Harmon Marks | Friday, Sep 4, 2009 @ 2:00am

  July 27

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• *** SupCo calendar for 9/7 issue

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Sep 3, 2009 @ 4:38am

  Motion Docket

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