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State Senate vacancy hearing set for Jan. 19
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed over the process of filling a vacancy in the state’s Ninth Senatorial District has been granted, and the state Supreme Court hearing is set for Jan. 19. “We filed a motion to allow the State of West Virginia to intervene in the Ninth Senatorial District ballot vacancy case so that the opinion of the Attorney General may be properly considered by the West Virginia Supreme Court,” Morrisey said i -
AG files to intervene in senate vacancy case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a motion Jan. 12 to intervene in a lawsuit filed over the process of filling a vacancy in the state’s Ninth Senatorial District. “Today, we filed a motion to allow the State of West Virginia to intervene in the Ninth Senatorial District ballot vacancy case so that the opinion of the Attorney General may be properly considered by the West Virginia Supreme Court,” Morrisey said in a statement. “In our formal legal opinion, we con -
UPDATE: AG's office files suit against McKesson for oxy deliveries
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday announced the filing of a lawsuit against the nation's largest prescription drug distributor for allegedly failing to identify, detect, report and help stop the flood of suspicious drug orders into the state. The lawsuit against McKesson Corporation was filed Jan. 8 in Boone Circuit Court after "an extensive investigation," according to Morrisey's office. -
Could be the last year of the War on Coal
One more year. That's all we've got to endure. One more year of the recklessness that has characterized the current presidential administration. One more year of the long-running war on coal, national prosperity, the U.S. Constitution, and American exceptionalism. -
AG's office warns of payday loan scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey is warning consumers about a scam in which callers attempt to recover a payday loan, which they claim the consumer took out several years prior. The callers allege they are from Stark Recovery and, in many cases, have the targeted consumer’s personal information such as name, phone number, address, date of birth and Social Security number. “It’s always a scary thing when strangers have such sensitive information,” Morrisey said in a statemen -
W.Va. concealed carry agreement remain intact with Va.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey assures residents that West Virginia still has full concealed carry handgun reciprocity with Virginia. Concealed handgun licenses issued by either state are still recognized by the other, Morrisey said Dec. 24. “It is a priority of my office to protect the Second Amendment rights of West Virginians and those who visit our state,” Morrisey said in a statement. -
W.Va., other states push for stay of EPA Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have joined 25 other states asking a federal appeals court to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Clean Power Plan.” The response comes two months after many of those same states sued the EPA, arguing the Power Plan drastically reshuffles the nation’s energy portfolio and does so without congressional authority. Morrisey's office says the bipartisan multi-state coalition believes the harm -
AG's office partners with Social Security for disability fraud unit
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is partnering with the Social Security Administration to create an anti-fraud unit. Morrisey, Social Security and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced Dec. 22 the formation of the Cooperative Disability Investigations (CDI) Unit. -
AG's office reaches $160M settlement with Frontier
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has reached an estimated $160 million settlement with Frontier Communications over complaints involving Internet speeds provided to consumers. The settlement, according to the AG's office, requires Frontier to invest at least $150 million in capital expenditures to increase Internet speeds across West Virginia and provide access to areas currently without high-speed service. -
Congress reasserts its authority over the EPA
“This week we will join together with the House to send President Obama and the EPA a strong message: No more attacks on coal. No more attacks on domestic energy. No more attacks on the people who produce energy.” -
AG's office says to be wary of holiday employment scams
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has warned consumers looking to bring in extra money during the holiday season to exercise caution when browsing or applying for job opportunities. With a prediction by the National Retail Federation that retailers will fill between 700,000 to 750,000 new seasonal positions nationwide this holiday, scammers have a large consumer base to target. “Job seekers must be careful not to let their drive for an extra dollar cloud good caution -
AG's office release Dirty Girl Mud Run reimbursement info
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is emailing as many as 1,100 would-be participants of the cancelled 2014 Charleston Dirty Girl Mud Run to secure refunds of their registration fee. The office initially reached out to affected consumers via the U.S. -
House votes to stop new EPA power plant rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives, including West Virginia’s delegation, voted Tuesday to void Environmental Protection Agency regulations for new and existing power plants. The House voted 242-180 to repeal the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which puts carbon emissions limits on existing plants, and 235-188 to block the federal agency’s rules governing emissions from new plants. -
A letter to Secretary Kerry
Sending a letter to a public official is a good way to let him know how you feel. Sending copies of that letter to other officials is a good way to let him know you mean to be taken seriously. -
Morrisey warns of credit, debit chip card email scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning consumers to be wary of scammers trying to take advantage of the millions of consumers who haven’t yet received a credit or debit chip card. Here’s how the scam works: Scammers email consumers posing as the card issuer. -
AG's office urges caution with online holiday shopping
CHARLESTON — With the holiday shopping season upon us, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging shoppers to be wary of scammers when searching for deals online. “It is critical for consumers to know how to protect themselves from online scams,” Morrisey said in a press release. The AG's office says analysts believe increases in holiday sales numbers comes with the ease of push-button purchases as more and more consumers rely upon computers, smartphones and tablets to help fill -
Calif. governor says Morrisey, Texas AG grandstanding on climate issue
SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Jerry Brown says the attorneys general of West Virginia and Texas are guilty of “crass obstructionism” as they seek to gain momentum against President Obama’s environmental agenda. Last week, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas AG Ken Paxton sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry in advance of next month’s United Nations climate summit also known as Paris 2015 and COP21. -
AG's office reaches $13 million settlement with CashCall
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has reached a $13 million settlement with CashCall, Inc., a non-bank private lender found to have engaged in abusive debt collections. The settlement, which was finalized last week in Kanawha Circuit Court, requires CashCall to make an immediate $10 million lump sum payment. -
Morrisey, Texas AG urge feds before climate summit
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, together with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is calling upon U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to fully acknowledge the legal limits faced by President Obama’s environmental agenda as the secretary negotiates at the upcoming United Nations summit on climate change, also known as Paris 2015 and COP21. -
AG announces mobile office hours for December
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says a consumer representative from his office will conduct mobile office hours during December throughout four local counties.