West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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AG announces 'Kids Kick Opioids' PSA contest
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a contest to spur the creativity of the state’s elementary and middle school students, while also raising awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. -
AG race: Campaigns spar over Clinton, strive to debunk each other
CHARLESTON – This week on the campaign trail in the race for West Virginia Attorney General: On Sept. 12, incumbent Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s campaign claimed challenger Doug Reynolds, a Democrat, is trying to hide his support of Hillary Clinton. -
Morrisey, WVU medical school team to fight prescription painkiller abuse
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office and West Virginia University’s School of Medicine are collaborating on a multi-faceted approach to reduce prescription painkiller abuse in the state. -
AG's office files suit against Ga. company in unclaimed property scheme
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a lawsuit claiming a Georgia company tricked consumers with letters trying to skim part of their unclaimed property. -
AG's office says disability fraud hotline can protect Social Security
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General's office is touting a toll-free hotline as an instrumental tool in the office’s fight against Social Security disability fraud. -
AG's office explains why it wants CFPB to withdraw arbitration rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently led a coalition of AGs urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to withdraw its arbitration rule that attempts to limit companies from including mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer financial agreements. -
CFPB? Creating Fortunes for the Plaintiffs Bar?
With the Obama administration, overreach comes from every direction. -
AG's office shuts down Logan Co. tombstone business, recoups money
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General office's lawsuit against a tombstone salesman has ended with full restitution and admissions the company misled consumers and failed to deliver cemetery markers for their deceased loved ones. -
AG's office warns football fans to watch out for ticket scalping
CHARLESTON — Now that college football season has begun, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging fans to be cautious when buying tickets from individuals and third-party resellers this season. -
AG's office announces $1.3M antitrust settlement with four financial firms
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has reached additional settlements totaling $1.28 million with four financial corporations, bringing the amount of the broader case to $4.7 million. -
Almost $1.2 million saved in AG's Charleston Cooperative Disability Investigations Unit partnership with feds
CHARLESTON – Almost $1.2 million in projected savings has been generated for the state and federal governments in the six months that a disability fraud unit has operated, a spokesman for West Virginia's attorney general said in a recent interview. -
Information about scams tops list of topics for visitors to AG's mobile office
CHARLESTON – Scams top the list of topics bringing visitors to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's mobile office, which began operating last spring, a spokesman said. -
Keep your hands off West Virginia schools
President Obama can pocket his pen and hang up his phone now. -
Morrisey praises federal ruling blocking enforcement of transgender directive
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is hailing a decision blocking nationwide enforcement of the federal government’s directive on transgender students. -
Morrisey, Ohio AD discuss substance abuse battle at Wheeling conference
WHEELING — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said a conference he hosted with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine about substance abuse was a success. -
Morrisey announces $3M in settlements with Kroger, CVS, Walgreens
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced combined settlements of nearly $3 million to resolve disputes with Kroger, CVS and Walgreens, pushing total settlements in the broader case past $7.8 million. -
Morrisey's office says Frontier has increased internet speeds for some customers
CHARLESTON — With Frontier Communications in statewide headlines for other matters, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the company has increased internet speeds for approximately 15 percent of customers impacted by its estimated $160 million settlement with the state. -
Partnership between AG, U.S. Attorney prosecutes northern W.Va. heroin dealer
WHEELING — A federal grand jury has indicted a Wheeling Island man charging him with three counts of heroin trafficking in relation to a case prosecuted through a partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and U.S. -
Morrisey announces $125M multistate settlement with pharmaceutical company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a $125 million, 48-state lawsuit and settlement with Cephalon and affiliated companies. -
AG's office expands VW suit to include Audi, Porsche, others
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has expanded the state’s lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America to include allegations against its parent company, in addition to Audi, Porsche and the German engineering corporation Robert Bosch.