CHARLESTON – A statewide legal reform group is speaking out as attorneys from a Mississippi law firm behind one of the biggest cases in West Virginia court history – and one of the biggest news stories involving a state Supreme Court justice – make their way to the Mountain State again.
CHARLESTON – An attorney who defeated a longtime Nicholas County circuit judge in May’s election is facing ethics charges over a flier sent to voters during the campaign.
CHARLESTON — A consumer representative from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office will hold public events during August throughout Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam and Wayne counties.
MORGANTOWN – Students at the West Virginia University School of Law were largely successful in finding employment after graduation in 2015, and they've topped the national average, according to figures from the American Bar Association.
COLUMBUS – A federal jury has awarded a college professor $500,000 in punitive damages on top of $5.1 million in compensatory damages awarded earlier this week in the second DuPont C-8 bellwether trial.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is seeking a nationwide injunction to halt enforcement of the federal government’s directive on transgender students, while assuring local school systems that his office will defend them in court.
CHARLESTON – The average number of companies targeted by some of the biggest asbestos firms in their lawsuits is in the triple-figures, according to recent statistics, forcing some, especially those in claims management, to question the strategy of plaintiffs’ lawyers.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced special flood relief mobile office visits for this week in Clay, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane and Webster counties.
WASHINGTON – Regulatory reform has been a widely discussed solution in Washington to cut bureaucratic red tape and boost our economy. After years of hard work and negotiations, the passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act marks the first time in more than a quarter of a century that Congress has sent reform of a major environmental law to the president's desk.
WASHINGTON – As House Democrats continued their gun control sit-in, one West Virginia political leader was calling out another for his “assault on due process.” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, who last week said “due process is what’s killing us right now” when it comes to striking a deal on gun control.
CHARLESTON—The West Virginia Judicial Association spent part of its annual spring conference in Washington D.C, which helped them appreciate government and the heritage of the United States.
CHARLESTON – Beth Walker campaigned on her conservative views, and it earned her a seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. With 97 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Walker had pulled in 39 percent of the vote in the non-partisan election May 10, handily defeating second-place Darrell McGraw. McGraw, the former state Attorney General and Supreme Court justice, garnered 23 percent of the vote.
CHARLESTON – With both candidate unopposed in the primary, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Democratic candidate Doug Reynolds now can take a step up to the election stage for this fall's race.
BECKLEY – A state Supreme Court candidate is asking a fellow candidate if she wants to be viewed as being a “purchased justice.” Bill Wooton says a recent influx of advertising by the Republican State Leadership Committee is “an attempt to influence the outcome of our non-partisan Supreme Court race.” According to filings with the Secretary of State’s office, the RSLC has spent a little more than $2 on the ads in the last two weeks.
WASHINGTON – A Washington-based political action committee has released two more ads regarding the state Supreme Court race. In one titled “Milking Taxpayers Dry,” the Republican State Leadership Committee targets candidates Darrell McGraw and Bill Wooton.
