West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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Morrisey announces concealed carry recognition with seven states
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that his office affirmed concealed carry recognition between West Virginia and seven other states. -
Tarr says WVEA's lawsuit is not what the people want
CHARLESTON — State Sen. Eric Tarr (R-Putnam) believes the West Virginia Education Association's (WVEA) threat to sue the state over the Legislature's passage of the education reform bill last month is proof that the agency is not the will of the people. -
WVEA plans to sue over education omnibus bill
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Education Association has announced its plan to sue the state over the education omnibus bill that Gov. Jim Justice signed into law last month. -
Coalition wants to keep attorney general from enforcing new gun law
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence filed a lawsuit against West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, challenging a 2018 state law that allows individuals to bring firearms into parking lots of businesses and attempting to keep the attorney general from enforcing the law. -
Morrisey renews request for Diocese to release Bransfield report
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey urged again for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to release its report on former Bishop Michael Bransfield, calling the Diocese's attempt to dismiss his suit an attempt to conceal the report. -
Coalition of attorneys general releases unredacted complaint against drug makers
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined with 43 other attorneys general to release the full. unsealed complaint against national generic drug makers named in a price-fixing lawsuit. -
Manchin, state GOP leaders heap praise on Trump's Affordable Clean Energy proposal
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Republican leaders and Sen. Joe Manchin are applauding President Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy rule, saying it will benefit the state. -
Morrisey declares victory in U.S. Supreme Court case regarding historic memorials
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is celebrating a June 20 U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to protect a historic cross honoring World War I veterans in a landmark case. -
Fighting the opioid epidemic for all West Virginians
CHARLESTON – Is there anyone in West Virginia who hasn’t experienced the effects of our state’s opioid epidemic? The lives ruined and deaths from addiction have devastated every community in every county. Even so, when many understandably may feel a sense of hopelessness, I believe there is reason for increasing hope. -
Mylan antitrust lawsuit filed by 44 AGs transferred to Pa. federal court
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A federal lawsuit filed by West Virginia and 43 other states against Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been transferred from the federal court in Connecticut to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. -
West Virginia is part of 45-state settlement regarding ITT Tech loan company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, together with 44 other attorneys general, reached a $168 million settlement with a loan company linked to ITT Tech. -
Morrisey calls for Catholic Church to release Bransfield report
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey urged the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to release its investigative report on former Bishop Michael Bransfield's alleged misconduct. -
Morrisey applauds U.S. Senate passage of TRACED Act in fight against robocalls
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey applauded the recent passage of legislation in the U.S. Senate to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing. -
Rivesville student wins AG's statewide 'Kids Kick Opioids' contest
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has named a north central West Virginia student as the statewide winner of the Kids Kick Opioids contest, a competition meant to creatively illustrate the devastation caused by prescription painkiller abuse. -
16 states, including W.Va., reach settlement regarding potentially exposed medical records
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office announced the settlement June 3 regarding a May 2015 data breach involving health records company Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. and NoMoreClipboard LLC. The AGs claim hackers infiltrated WebChart, an MIE-run web application, and stole electronic health information. -
Blankenship files third defamation suit, this time against Boston Globe
WILLIAMSON – Don Blankenship has filed a third defamation lawsuit in as many months, this time singling out The Boston Globe for being involved in a conspiracy to keep him from being elected in 2018 to the U.S. Senate. -
Purdue Pharma says recent North Dakota victory shows flaws of latest West Virginia lawsuit
MADISON – Purdue Pharma says a recent decision to dismiss a North Dakota case shows a newly filed lawsuit by West Virginia and other states is flawed. -
AG amends suit against Diocese to include more counts, more evidence
PARKERSBURG – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has amended his complaint against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. -
West Virginia, four other states filing suits against Purdue Pharma for opioid marketing
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a lawsuit May 16 against Purdue Pharma and its former CEO for the marketing of opioids. West Virginia is one of five states to sue Purdue for its actions. -
West Virginia joins federal lawsuit claiming price conspiracy among generic drug makers
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – West Virginia and 43 other states have filed an antitrust lawsuit claiming some of the nation’s largest generic drug companies conspired to inflate and manipulate prices, cut competition and restrain trade for more than 100 different drugs.