West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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AG: Dirty Girl runners to get refunds
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that Eventbrite is going to refund money to people who purchased tickets for Saturday's canceled Dirty Girl Mud Run event. -
Our View: Obamacare could die by a thousand cuts?
The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision affirmed the right of religious freedom guaranteed to all Americans – even business owners – by the First Amendment of our Bill of Rights. -
Class action filed over canceled Dirty Girl Mud Run
CHARLESTON - A class action lawsuit has been filed against the companies responsible for Dirty Girl Mud Run, which was slated for Saturday in Charleston and later canceled due to an internal financial dispute. -
Republican AGs rejoice at Obamacare ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion Tuesday that held a part of President Barack Obama’s health care plan is invalid. -
Morrisey seeks money from Ky. tobacco company
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against a Kentucky tobacco company for not placing money in an escrow account related to 1998’s landmark Master Settlement Agreement. -
Morrisey warns about bad debt collector tactics
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning consumers about telephone calls from companies who claim to be debt collectors summoning them to court over unpaid credit card debt. -
W.Va. secures 31st concealed carry reciprocity agreement
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday announced that West Virginia now has full reciprocity with the State of Nebraska, ensuring that citizens’ concealed handgun licenses issued by either state will be recognized by the other. -
AG reminds citizens to protect homes on vacations
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging citizens to be diligent in protecting their homes while they are away for summer vacations. -
Morrisey leads push to stop EPA power plant regulations
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said his office is leading a bipartisan group of nine states in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to declare illegal the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to force states to impose onerous regulations on existing coal-fired power plants, requiring a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emission -
AG's office asks consumers to evaluate charities closely
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is encouraging consumers who plan to make donations to charitable causes to evaluate exactly where those dollars will go, and how they will be used. -
U.S. SC ruling sides with most EPA greenhouse controls
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will stop the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring permits for greenhouse gas emissions from new or modified industrial facilities. -
AG's outside counsel policy has saved state nearly $4M
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Attorney General’s office has saved nearly $4 million since Patrick Morrisey took office by using a new policy for compensating outside counsel. -
Morrisey outlines objections to EPA rule proposals
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has sent a letter to the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailing legal objections to the EPA's proposed rule for existing power plants. -
Morrisey leads amicus brief on states' ability to protect citizens
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says West Virginia and a bipartisan group of 22 other states have filed an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a case that will determine how states choose to protect citizens’ health and safety. -
Morrisey: Concealed handgun licenses will qualify for federal exemption
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says West Virginia concealed handgun licenses now will qualify as an alternative to the background check requirements of the Brady Law. -
EPA rules draw wide criticism in W.Va.
CHARLESTON -- New EPA rules intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions are not going over well in West Virginia. -
Audit shows AG's office improperly reimbursed educational expenses
CHARLESTON -- An audit of the Attorney General's office shows that the former attorney general reimbursed more than $54,000 to employees for educational expenses, including nearly $21,000 to State Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry. -
Morrisey files suit against Cabell car dealer
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed suit in Cabell Circuit Court against a used car dealer. -
AG files injunction regarding Mingo Co. school abuse
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office recently filed a civil action in Mingo Circuit Court seeking a civil rights injunction against administrators and employees of Burch Middle School, the Mingo County Board of Education and superintendent, two male juveniles, and their parents as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse and assaults at the school. -
Woman says lawyer didn't file complaint in time
POINT PLEASANT – A lawyer who since has taken a job with the West Virginia Attorney General’s office has been sued for allegedly failing to file a lawsuit.