West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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Morrisey joins lawsuit challenging federal rule for 'critical habitats'
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined an 18-state coalition in a lawsuit that challenges overreaching federal rules that broadly expand the definition for “critical habitats” for endangered and threatened species. -
Attorney general hopes poignant winning contest entry helps drug abuse fight
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office recently named Rosemont Elementary School student Jacey Rose Chalmers from Martinsburg as the winner of the statewide Kids Kick Opioids contest, a competition designed to spur creativity and raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. -
Outside money poured in to AG race to shore up Morrisey's position
An unprecedented amount of outside money was poured into the election for the West Virginia Attorney General election to shore up incumbent Patrick Morrisey’s position. -
Attorney General investigation leads to prosecution of roofing company, owners
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced an investigation by his office led to a three-count criminal indictment alleging a Putnam County roofing company and its owners misled consumers in order to receive money for work never completed. -
Attorney General partnership prosecutes pill distribution case
CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office's prosecution of a Pennsylvania man charged with trafficking pills in West Virginia is the latest indictment produced by Morrisey's partnership with U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II. -
Morrisey, other AGs accuse Suboxone maker of monopoly conspiracy
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a coalition of 41 other AGs have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat heroin and opioid abuse. -
AG's office reports successful drug take-back participation
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office already is looking forward to the next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to build on the success of previous events. -
AG's office secures $60K judgment against mortgage broker
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has secured a nearly $60,000 judgment against a fraudulent mortgage broker, who charged hundreds to thousands of dollars in unauthorized expenses to the credit cards belonging to his residential customers. -
Morrisey earns second term with victory over Reynolds
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has earned a second term with a victory in the state’s most expensive general election race of 2016. -
Supreme Court votes to put hold on release of hospital merger documents
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals voted to put a hold on a Kanawha circuit judge’s order to release documents related to the hospital merger between Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. -
AG threatens lawsuit against Maryland over access to Potomac River
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his office is ready to file a lawsuit against the state of Maryland regarding access to the Potomac River. -
Attorney General urges DOJ to reject Mylan ‘irresponsible’ settlement
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to reject a settlement that involves Medicaid reimbursements linked to the sale of the company’s EpiPen, calling it irresponsible. -
Attorney General’s Office sent court-sealed document to FTC
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod J. Kaufman was made aware Thursday in court that West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office sent part of a 15-page court-sealed document to the Federal Trade Commission. -
Supreme Court grants request for review of school bathroom privacy case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for agreeing to review an attempt supported by the federal government to force schools to allow students to use the bathroom of the opposite sex. -
Morrisey joins Ohio, Kentucky attorneys general for substance abuse conference
HUNTINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined the attorneys general of Ohio and Kentucky Thursday for a conference addressing substance abuse. -
Attorney General transfers $1M to reduce drug test backlog
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will send $1 million back to the state’s general fund and Governor’s Office in hopes it will reduce the backlog of drug tests at the West Virginia State Police crime lab. -
Morrisey endorsed by oil and gas association, coal association
CHARLESTON – Two energy-related groups have endorsed incumbent West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in his re-election campaign. -
Spending in West Virginia AG race nearing $10 million
CHARLESTON – As spending in the election for West Virginia Attorney General approaches $10 million, the name-calling and criticism between the two major-party candidates continues. -
Morrisey, Reynolds battle in impromptu debate on Capitol steps
CHARLESTON – It was dubbed the Battle at the Capitol and the Brawl on the Kanawha. -
AG's office continues fight against substance abuse
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office continues to keep its fight against substance abuse in the limelight.