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• McGraw ready to get on with drug-pricing case

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 @ 5:35am

  McGraw RICHMOND, Va. -- State Attorney General Darrell McGraw is tired of waiting to get his lawsuit against prescription drug retailers on track.

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• Class action debate over W.Va. AG headed to U.S. SC

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Aug 3, 2011 @ 6:32am

  McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court will have the opportunity to decide if West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is acting like a class action lawyer.

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• Mother takes immunization fight to U.S. Supreme Court

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Jul 29, 2011 @ 3:15am

  WASHINGTON – West Virginia mother Jennifer Workman plans to seek relief at the U.S. Supreme Court from state law requiring immunization of her daughter.

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• Judge nixes key parts of W.Va. election laws on ads

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 @ 5:12am

  CHARLESTON -- A federal judge this week struck down key provisions of West Virginia election laws that attempt to regulate political ads by special interest groups.

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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to Court for arbitration ruling

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 @ 1:38am

  Dear Editor:

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• U.S. Supreme Court rules on W.Va. class certification request

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Monday, Jun 20, 2011 @ 5:50am

  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling Thursday, said a federal district court "exceeded its authority" in enjoining a West Virginia court from considering a plaintiffs' class certification request.

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• Judge wrong to order paper to reveal sources, Justices say

  By Steve Korris | Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 3:00am

  Ketchum CHARLESTON – Cabell Circuit Judge Jane Hustead exceeded her authority when she ordered the Lincoln Journal to reveal news sources, the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.

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• THEIR VIEW: School choice victory

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 @ 4:21am

  MORGANTOWN -- School choice advocates won a significant victory recently in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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• State Chamber poll shows support for intermediate court

  By Chris Dickerson | Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 @ 6:44am

  Roberts CHARLESTON -– The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is encouraging members of the West Virginia House of Delegates to act quickly on legislation that would create an intermediate court of appeals in West Virginia.

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• Briefs push both sides of med mal cap debate

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Mar 4, 2011 @ 2:00am

  MORGANTOWN – Caps on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice trials prevent runaway jury verdicts, the West Virginia State Medical Association pleads in a case the Supreme Court of Appeals will hear on Tuesday, March 8.

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• Observers torn on idea of new appellate court

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Mar 3, 2011 @ 3:45am

  Roberts CHARLESTON – Some members of the legal community are glad to see the possible creation of an intermediate appellate court moving through the Legislature, while others aren't.

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• State GOP chairman stands by criticism of McGraw

  By Chris Dickerson | Friday, Feb 25, 2011 @ 2:00am

  Stuart CHARLESTON -- The chairman of the state Republican Party had some facts incorrect when he attacked Attorney General Darrell McGraw, but he says he still contends McGraw's record is harmful to West Virginians.

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• Sorsaia says he would join 'Obamacare' suit

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 @ 3:45am

  Sorsaia CHARLESTON -- Mark Sorsaia, one of West Virginia's gubernatorial candidates, announced on Monday that if elected he plans to join the 26 states that have filed legal action against President Barack Obama's new health care law.

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• State GOP chairman attacks McGraw again

  By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Feb 17, 2011 @ 3:45am

  Stuart CHARLESTON -- The chairman of the state Republican Party is again lashing out at Attorney General Darrell McGraw, this time for not joining 22 other AGs in a lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Thompson is first paralegal to join NBA

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Feb 17, 2011 @ 1:16am

  CHARLESTON -- A Charleston woman is the first paralegal to take advantage of an exclusive membership in the National Bar Association.

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• No full review ordered in asbestos firm's fraud case

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 @ 7:50am

  Peirce RICHMOND, Va. -– A federal appeals court has denied a Pittsburgh asbestos law firm's request for a full rehearing of an issue in the fraud case against it.

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• Asbestos firm wants review of fraud case ruling

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 @ 7:34am

  Peirce RICHMOND, Va. -– A Pittsburgh law firm accused of conspiring to fabricate asbestos claims wants a full panel of appellate judges to review a ruling that reinstated the fraud case against it.

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• McGraw among AGs on 'pay-for-delay' amicus brief

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 @ 6:28am

  McGraw LOS ANGELES -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that seeks to end so-called "pay-for-delay" agreements.

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• Fraud case against Pittsburgh asbestos firm given new life

  By John O'Brien | Thursday, Dec 30, 2010 @ 7:49am

  Robert Peirce RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has reinstated a fraud case filed by CSX Transportation against a Pittsburgh law firm.

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• THEIR VIEW: Write Santa, but call your lawyer

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 @ 3:41am

  MORGANTOWN -- It's that wonderful time of year. You know, when America descends into arguing over Christmas decorations.

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