News from February 2023

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Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Multistate Lawsuit Against EPA to Protect States Sovereignty Over Land and Water

By Press release submission |
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a coalition of more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asking a federal court to vacate the newly published final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and declare it unlawful.
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Call fentanyl what it is: a Weapon of Mass Destruction

By Patrick Morrisey |
Enough is enough. Far too many people are dying because of this menace. It is these families’ voices that must be heard, their warnings that we must hear and their calls to action that we must heed.
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CAMC denies allegations in medical negligence case

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON — Charleston Area Medical Center and a physician deny the allegations against them in a medical negligence case.
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Woman sues assisted living facility for discrimination, facility denies allegations

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON — Sweetbriar Assisted Living says it is not responsible for allegations against it in a lawsuit by a former employee.
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Justice Department Investments in State Crisis Intervention Include More Than $1.7 million for West Virginia

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United States Attorney Will Thompson announced that the Justice Department has awarded $1,755,887 to West Virginia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.
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Couple sues DOH, contractors for temporary roadwork area

By Kyla Asbury |
CHARLESTON — A couple is suing several road construction companies claiming that a temporary roadwork area wasn't properly labeled.
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AG’s office files motion to intervene in challenge to state’s abortion law

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed a motion for the state to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s abortion law.

Dinsmore Earns Gold Ranking from World Trademark Review, Five Attorneys Individually Recognized

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For the second year in a row, World Trademark Review has awarded Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s trademark group with a Gold ranking in its annual WTR 1000 for 2023.
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Pain management doctor says he was forced out of market by hospital

By Chris Dickerson |
WHEELING – A Northern Panhandle pain management doctor says officials at a local hospital have squeezed him out of the market.
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Another mom says daughter was sexually harassed by Horace Mann Middle School student

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The mother of a former Horace Mann Middle School student says her daughter was sexually harassed by a fellow student.
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W.Va. woman accuses law firms of unwanted calls about Camp Lejeune litigation

By Chris Dickerson |
WHEELING – A Wheeling woman has filed a potential federal class action lawsuit alleging law firms are soliciting potential plaintiffs for a lawsuit against the federal government over contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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Supreme Court Admits Attorneys

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The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday,
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W.Va. leads coalition suing EPA over new WOTUS rule

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a coalition of more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking a federal court to vacate the newly published final rule redefining Waters of the United States and declare it unlawful.
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Mitch McConnell's love letter to Jim Justice

By Christopher Regan |
A​ poll by McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund says Justice is beating everybody in the world for West Virginia’s Senate seat. That include Alex Mooney, Patrick Morrisey and even incumbent Joe Manchin.
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Parents of Huntington High student say he was mistreated, neglected

By Chris Dickerson |
HUNTINGTON – The parents of a non-verbal Huntington High School student say the child was verbally and physically mistreated and neglected by staff and even taken from the school by an unknown man.
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Snowshoe named in two lawsuits about bed bugs, ski lift injury

By Chris Dickerson |
ELKINS – Snowshoe Mountain has been named in two federal lawsuits, one alleging bed bugs at the resort and another regarding an accident involving a ski lift.
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Professor accuses WVU of discrimination based on national origin, religion

By Chris Dickerson |
CLARKSBURG – An Italian-born West Virginia University professor says he was subjected to discrimination based on his heritage and religion.
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Attorney General Morrisey Joins in Call for Biden to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations

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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined his counterparts in 21 states in calling for the Biden administration to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO).
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W.Va., Ky. AGs pen letter to DoD, NASA about 'woke' federal contracting climate rules

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron are co-leading a multistate effort over concerns with a proposed regulation that would require “certain Federal contractors disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk and set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.”
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Mother blames doctors at two hospitals for causing son's death

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The mother of a 3-year-old says her son died as a result of negligence by doctors at CAMC and Roane General Hospital.

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