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AG's office to host national Prescription Take-Back Day on Saturday
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office, in coordination with Capitol Police, will participate in the 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. -
Serviceman accuses labor union of violating re-employment laws
WHEELING – A Tridelphia man is suing a labor union over allegations that they refused to re-employ him after he completed military service. -
Obama commutes sentences of three WVU Law Clinic clients
MORGANTOWN – The WVU College of Law Clinical Law Program can count three successes under President Obama’s initiative to commute the imprisonment of certain federal inmates given sentences that would be considered harsh by today’s lighter standards. -
DOJ files antitrust case against CAMC, St. Mary's over marketing plan
CHARLESTON – The Department of Justice sued Charleston Area Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center for unlawfully agreeing to allocate territories for the marketing of healthcare services. -
Woman blames Raleigh General for late husband’s unnecessary cardiac procedure
BECKLEY – A woman is suing Raleigh General Hospital after she claims an unnecessary cardiac procedure was performed on her late husband. -
Federal government sues convicted landlord for sex discrimination
CLARKSBURG – The federal government is suing a convicted landlord after it claims he discriminated against tenants based on their sex. Brian Carl Walden, as conservator for Gary Walden, a protected person, and as administrator CTA of the estate of Tina Walden; Walden Homes LLC, which is doing business as Walden Rentals; and 973 Chestnut Ridge Road Inc. were also named as defendants in the suit. -
Monongalia General, DOJ settle lawsuit for $4.8 million
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia General Hospital has agreed to pay $4.8 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after an investigation was made into improper billing. The investigation concluded with the announcement that 51 additional hospitals have agreed to pay nearly $24 million to settle allegations they improperly billed Medicare for surgical procedures to implant cardioverter defribillators. -
Monongalia General, DOJ settle lawsuit for $4.8 million
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia General Hospital has agreed to pay $4.8 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after an investigation was made into improper billing. The investigation concluded with the announcement that 51 additional hospitals have agreed to pay nearly $24 million to settle allegations they improperly billed Medicare for surgical procedures to implant cardioverter defribillators. -
W.Va., other AGs settle with HSBC Mortgage
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a multistate agreement with banking and financial services provider HSBC that will change the company’s servicing standards and provide restitution to affected consumers. The agreement was the result of a joint civil action filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, 49 states and the District of Columbia for misconduct related to their origination and servicing of single-family residential mortgages. -
Court denies states' request for stay of Clean Power Plan
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who is leading a coalition of states against the federal agency’s new rule, says he is considering an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Settlement funds to help State Bar provide legal assistance
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia State Bar has received $329,000 from a U.S. -
AG's office reaches settlement in Springleaf-OneMain merger
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office, in cooperation with the U.S. Justice Department and other state attorneys general, has reached an agreement that allows Springleaf Holdings to proceed with its acquisition of OneMain Financial Holdings from CitiFinancial Credit Company. The settlement, announced Nov. 13, requires Springleaf to divest 127 branches from the merged company, including six in West Virginia where Springleaf and OneMain operate within the same are -
UPDATE: Putnam judge sides with Gazette-Mail over AG subpoena
WINFIELD – A Putnam County judge says the Charleston Gazette-Mail does not have to turn over information regarding this summer’s merger of two daily newspaper to the state Attorney General’s office. Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers on Nov. 4 said probable cause was needed before the Daily Gazette Co. possibly would be forced to hand over the information about July’s merger of the Charleston Gazette and Charleston Daily Mail. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office filed a petition Aug. 13, say -
Neely: Delaware newspaper suit simply 'about money'
CHARLESTON – An attorney says a lawsuit regarding the recent consolidation of Charleston’s two daily newspapers simply is about money. Last month, Charleston Publishing Company filed a complaint against Daily Gazette Company and Daily Gazette Holding Company LLC in Delaware Chancery Court. Charleston Publishing Company is a subsidiary of MediaNews Group Inc. doing business as Digital First Media. MediaNews Group was the owner of the Charleston Daily Mail, which merged in July with the Cha -
Former owner of Daily Mail claims Gazette pushed merger without consent
WILMINGTON, Del. – The owner of the Charleston Daily Mail says the owners of the Charleston Gazette pushed through the July merger of the newspapers without its consent. Last month, Charleston Publishing Company filed a complaint against Daily Gazette Company and Daily Gazette Holding Company LLC in Delaware Chancery Court. Charleston Publishing Company is a subsidiary of MediaNews Group Inc. doing business as Digital First Media. MediaNews Group was the owner of the Charleston Daily Mail, whic -
Kanawha Co. apartment owner settles sexual harassment suit
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Justice Department says the owner and former property manager of a Cross Lanes apartment complex has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. Perkins Parke Apartments has agreed to pay $120,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle the suit alleging that three former agents sexually harassed and retaliated against female tenants, which is a violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). -
W.Va. gets nearly $3M grants for sexual assault kits backlog
CHARLESTON – United States Attorneys Booth Goodwin (Southern District of West Virginia) and William J. -
Judge tells AG, Gazette-Mail to meet about antitrust petition
WINFIELD – A Putnam County judge has told the state Attorney General’s office and the state’s largest newspaper to talk things over before coming back to his courtroom for the next hearing about a possible antitrust violation. Putnam Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers on Tuesday told attorneys from AG Patrick Morrisey’s office and lawyers representing the Charleston Gazette-Mail to meet soon to discuss Morrisey’s petition seeking an investigative subpoena looking into possible state Antitrust Act vi -
You can't hold back the tide, Mr. Morrisey!
Some of us are old enough to remember when major American cities had multiple daily newspapers, all with different owners and different perspectives. -
AG's office investigating merger of Charleston newspapers
CHARLESTON – The state Attorney General wants to investigate last month’s merger of Charleston’s two daily newspapers. Patrick Morrisey’s office filed a petition Aug. 13 in Putnam Circuit Court to enforce an investigative subpoena looking into possible state Antitrust Act violations and to enjoin the Daily Gazette Company from continuing the merger of the papers. “The Attorney General has probably cause to believe an apparent merger of the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail newsp