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Federal agency takes over Charleston Newspapers' pension plan
WASHINGTON – A federal agency has taken over Charleston Newspapers’ pension plan. -
Manchin becomes first Democrat to say he'll vote for Gorsuch
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says he will vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court. Manchin made the announcement March 30, becoming the first Democrat to say he’d vote for President Trump’s nominee. -
WVU’s Law Clinic files 'Hail Mary' motion to request resentencing of nonviolent inmate
MORGANTOWN – Jan. 20 marked the beginning of the Trump presidency and the end of a federal clemency initiative launched in 2014 that freed 1,715 nonviolent inmates but left nearly 3,500 pardon requests pending when the Obama administration ended. -
Gorsuch is the right choice for U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Few individuals over the last century have impacted the American legal discourse as profoundly as the late Justice Antonin Scalia. -
AG's office hosts law enforcement training, education session
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office hosted a training session for state and local law enforcement with the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center. -
Former Daily Mail owners say domain name was sold without permission
PARKERSBURG – The former owners of the Charleston Daily Mail claims United Bank wrongfully induced Charleston Newspapers to sell the rights to the dailymail.com domain name. -
Settlement agreement reached in unnecessary cardiac procedure lawsuits
BECKLEY – A settlement agreement has been reached in the more than 80 lawsuits alleging unnecessary cardiac procedures occurred at Raleigh General Hospital. -
Morrisey, others withdraw federal transgender lawsuit
CHARLESTON — Declaring victory, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas counterpart Ken Paxton have withdrew their coalition’s 13-state lawsuit against former President Obama’s transgender directive. -
Two more lawsuits filed against Raleigh General Hospital for unnecessary cardiac procedures
BECKLEY – Two more lawsuits have been filed against Raleigh General Hospital for unnecessary cardiac procedures performed by a former surgeon. -
West Virginians will get nearly $3M in Western Union settlement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced the state’s involvement in a $591 million settlement with Western Union Company, resolving a multistate investigation into consumer usage of the wire transfer service to send money in a wide variety of third-party scams. Approximately 2,300 consumers living in West Virginia are eligible for refunds totaling $2.9 million. -
U.S. labor secretary accuses Bluefield contractor of compensation violations
BLUEFIELD — The U.S. secretary of labor is suing a Bluefield contractor and a real estate company, alleging violation of workers compensation acts in failing to pay proper overtime. -
Attorney General urges DOJ to reject Mylan ‘irresponsible’ settlement
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to reject a settlement that involves Medicaid reimbursements linked to the sale of the company’s EpiPen, calling it irresponsible. -
Frontier calls Citynet ‘disgruntled competitor’ in motion to dismiss
CHARLESTON – Frontier is calling Citynet’s lawsuit against it for internet issues a six-year vendetta against it by a “disgruntled competitor.” -
Defendants oppose motion to refer Raleigh General Hospital lawsuits to Mass Litigation Panel
BECKLEY – The defendants in the consolidated lawsuits against Raleigh General Hospital and Dr. Donald Kenneth Glaser have filed a motion opposing the referral to the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel. -
The 24/7 sobriety program: What might have been
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s war on drugs continues to present many challenges. -
Cybersecurity threats, opportunities for state's economy part of Aug. 18 forum in Fairmont
FAIRMONT – Web-based threats are real, and everyone is vulnerable but not everyone knows it, West Virginia's 1st District Republican congressman stated in a recent interview as he prepared to host a cybersecurity forum later this month. -
Lawsuit previously filed under seal says Frontier misused millions in federal funds
CHARLESTON – A 2014 lawsuit that was filed under seal, which was lifted this week, alleges that Frontier West Virginia Inc. misused millions of dollars in federal stimulus funds. -
Former judge pleads guilty for retaliation
HUNTINGTON – A former Social Security chief administrative law judge has pleaded guilty on June 13 in a Kentucky federal court for conspiring to retaliate against an SSA employee who provided information on potential corruption and fraud. -
Another lawsuit filed against Raleigh General for unnecessary cardiac procedures
BECKLEY – Another lawsuit has been filed against Raleigh General Hospital for unnecessary cardiac procedures performed by a former surgeon. -
Another suit filed against Raleigh General for unnecessary cardiac procedure
BECKLEY – A Fayette County man is suing Raleigh General Hospital for un unnecessary cardiac procedure that was performed on him.