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Morrisey announces e-book case settlement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that state consumers who purchased electronic books between April 2010 and May 2012 are receiving account credits or checks this week as part of a national settlement. -
Partner at Charleston law firm sued for nearly $2 million in back taxes
CHARLESTON -- The federal government is suing C. Michael Bee, a partner at Charleston law firm Hill Peterson Carper Bee & Deitzler PLLC, for nearly $2 million in back taxes. -
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Second Amendment case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that challenges the ability of legal gun owners to sell weapons to another person who can legally own firearms. -
Chesapeake subsidiary to pay $3.2M civil penalty to resolve Clean Water Act violations
WASHINGTON - A subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy, the nation’s second largest natural gas producer, will spend an estimated $6.5 million to restore sites damaged by unauthorized discharges of fill material into streams and wetlands. -
DuPont settles EPA allegations for $800K
CHARLESTON — The federal Environmental Protection Agency has announced that E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, otherwise known as DuPont, has agreed to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company’s Washington Works Facility. -
Not wanted in West Virginia government: top talent
Gross incompetence is a good reason to fire an employee, or not to hire an applicant in the first place. If an employee can’t do the job the person was hired to do, that person needs to make way for someone who can. If an applicant can’t demonstrate the necessary skills, that person probably is not the right person for the job. -
AG Morrisey angry with Dems over proposed legislation
CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is calling a new bill that is in response to the controversy around one of his hires “childish” and “hyper-partisan.” -
W.Va. Law Review examines child protection
MORGANTOWN -- In an effort to address child protection issues in West Virginia and the United States, the West Virginia Law Review will host a symposium Nov. 8 at the West Virginia University College of Law. -
Yoder 'Victory Train' set for Saturday
HUNTINGTON -- Fourteen people will join Republican state Supreme Court candidate John Yoder on Oct. 27 for the New River Train ride from Huntington to Hinton. -
U.S. Attorney urges voters to report election fraud violations
CHARLESTON -- U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin is asking voters to contact the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia if they have complaints of election fraud or voting rights abuses in connection with the upcoming general elections. -
GOP alleges quid pro quo between Justice Dept. and St. Paul
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MU's Amicus Curiae lecture series continues with five speakers
Mann HUNTINGTON -– Five lectures featuring scholars and opinion leaders who will talk about the Constitution and important matters in the nation's political process will be delivered during the 2012-2013 school year at Marshall University. -
McGraw part of agreement on e-book price-fixing
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's Darrell McGraw is one of 55 attorneys general involved in reaching an antitrust settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States. -
Court candidates talk at Chamber forum
Allen Loughry speaks Wednesday during a state Supreme Court candidate forum at The Greenbrier. (Photo by Chris Dickerson) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The four candidates for the state Supreme Court have made their pitches to West Virginia's corporate boardroom. -
Inmate gets 41 percent of W.Va. vote against Obama
Judd CHARLESTON – A man who sits in a federal prison in Texarkana, Texas, was picked by 41 percent of West Virginia Democrats in Tuesday's presidential primary.
