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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General

• McGraw's office peeks into Byrd replacement policy

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Jul 2, 2010 @ 2:50am

  Hughes CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office says no one contacted it requiring how to fill the vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the recent death of Sen. Robert Byrd.

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• McGraw settles suit against collection agency

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 @ 9:41am

  CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has announced a settlement with an Ohio-based collection agency.

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• Memorial ceremony held for deceased attorneys

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 2:40am

  CHARLESTON -- A memorial ceremony was held May 10 to honor seven recently deceased attorneys from the Charleston area.

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• Jim Lee receives 2010 Liberty Bell Award

  By The West Virginia Record | Monday, Apr 26, 2010 @ 7:43am

  WELLSBURG – The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has presented the 2010 Liberty Bell Award to Jim Lee, the Chief Probation Officer in the First Judicial Circuit of West Virginia.

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• McGraw files complaint against Kanawha landscaper

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 @ 3:45am

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a lawsuit against All 4 U Landscaping and its owner following multiple complaints that the company was not completing contracted jobs.

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• McGraw sues landscaper for not finishing jobs

  By Nick Rees | Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 @ 5:17am

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a lawsuit against a Kanawha County home improvement services company and its owner following numerous complaints that the company was not completing contracted for jobs.

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• AG's committee has annual summit

  By Kyla Asbury | Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 @ 10:35am

  Miles DANIELS -- The Attorney General Citizen Advisory Committee welcomed five new members to its group at its annual summit April 2.

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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McGraw should join health reform lawsuit

  By The West Virginia Record | Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 @ 2:58am

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• Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home admits mishandling funds for prepaid services

  By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 @ 2:58am

  CHARLESTON -- The Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home has been barred from handling prepaid funerals after West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a complaint against the business in December.

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• McGraw not among 13 AGs suing over health care reform

  By Chris Dickerson and Chris Rizo | Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 @ 1:32pm

  McGraw WASHINGTON -- A group of at least 13 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform legislation signed earlier in the day by President Barack Obama.

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• McGraw, CMS spar over disputed settlement funds

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010 @ 5:53am

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw and the federal Medicaid agency traded barbs recently when responding to each others' motions for summary judgment in a dispute over settlement funds.

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• McGraw says settlement must be enforced

  By Nick Rees | Monday, Mar 1, 2010 @ 4:15am

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a used auto dealership in Beckley to enforce the terms of a settlement agreement.

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• Manhattan Institute probes lobbying efforts of lawyers

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 @ 6:00am

  McGraw NEW YORK - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc.," series explores the effect the plaintiffs bar has on lawmakers at the state level and in Washington, D.C.

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• McGraw has other withhold challenge in court

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 @ 3:13am

  McGraw CHARLESTON (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is also challenging a ruling that withheld almost $500,000 from the state's Medicaid program.

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• McGraw objects to Honda class action settlement

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 @ 10:35am

  McGraw RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is one of 25 AGs who are objecting to a proposed class action settlement with Honda that would allow attorneys to pocket $3 million while providing small refunds and DVDs on saving gas to consumers.

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• Wal-Mart, others claim McGraw's lawsuit is a class action

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 @ 3:00am

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw and a group of prescription drug retailers are debating how the federal law regarding class action lawsuits pertains to actions brought by state attorneys general.

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• McGraw's office warns West Virginians of scammers

  By Kyla Asbury | Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 @ 2:48pm

  McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office is warning West Virginians to not respond to e-mail scams.

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• McGraw altered federal suit, Rite Aid claims

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Oct 30, 2009 @ 3:25am

  McGraw CHARLESTON – Owners of retailer Rite Aid claim West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw altered a suit over generic drug prices in a bid to escape federal jurisdiction.

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• Three W.Va. firms on national Comcast case committee

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Oct 30, 2009 @ 3:20am

  PHILADELPHIA – West Virginia law firms won three of 13 seats on a committee that will guide national litigation against cable provider Comcast.

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• N.Y. settlement could affect West Virginians

  By John O'Brien | Monday, Oct 26, 2009 @ 6:00am

  Cuomo CHARLESTON - A group of settlements reached by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will provide $665,000 to consumers nationwide.

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