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United States Attorney’s Office and Task Force Honored for Dismantling Violent Criminal Enterprise

By The West Virginia Record |
Washington-Baltimore HIDTA has recognized two Assistant United States Attorneys from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia and members of the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force for an investigation that dismantled a tri-state drug trafficking operation.
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Steptoe & Johnson Honors Eight Attorneys and Professional Staff as “Women Who Inspire”

By The West Virginia Record |
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Steptoe & Johnson is wrapping up its annual Women Who Inspire series, which has highlighted four female leaders of notable companies each week in March.
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WVU Law Professor Selected for Michigan Junior Scholars Conference

By The West Virginia Record |
Associate Professor Cody Corliss was recently selected to present his work at the University of Michigan Law School’s 11th Annual Junior Scholars Conference in April 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Professor Corliss’s abstract, The War Crime of Terror, was chosen from approximately 400 applications after a peer review process.
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Attorney General McCuskey: Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to health care fraud

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey on Thursday said a licensed nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to four counts of health care fraud following a multiyear investigation conducted by the Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU).
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Attorney General McCuskey supports efforts to increase use of coal to support our nation’s growing energy needs

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is co-leading a coalition of 23 states in supporting the Trump Administration’s efforts to re-ignite our nation’s energy grid with coal.
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Michaela Cloutier Named to Product Liability Advisory Council “Future Leaders”

By The West Virginia Record |
Michaela Cloutier, an associate in Flaherty’s Charleston office, was admitted to the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC) as a part of their “Future Leaders” program.
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Attorney General McCuskey presses NCAA decision makers for answers on tournament selection

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is asking the NCAA to provide explanations for their selection process for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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Attorney General McCuskey opposes Maryland bill that targets coal producers

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging Maryland’s House and Senate leadership to table a bill that targets out-of-state coal producers, driving up costs for everyone and raising serious constitutional questions.
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Attorney General McCuskey leads multistate coalition to protect small businesses

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 26 states in supporting a challenge to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which harms small businesses and is a holdover of Biden-era efforts to exert federal authority over areas of traditional state control.

2025 Women Who Inspire: Friends of the Firm

By The West Virginia Record |
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Steptoe & Johnson presents the fifth installment of our “Women Who Inspire” series, featuring female leaders who will share reflections on women empowerment, opportunities for professional women now and in the future, and the women they have looked up to throughout their careers.

Family members ordered to pay victims for unlicensed mobile home sales

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced the Putnam County Circuit Court has issued final orders against four members of the same family for violations of the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act, ordering them to pay more than $300,000 in restitution and penalties.
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Attorney General McCuskey calls for action against counterfeit weight loss drug makers

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a 37-state and territory bipartisan coalition urging the Food and Drug Administration to take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic, and Wegovy (GLP-1 drugs).
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Uncaging Justice: Michelle Welch’s Battle Against Animal Cruelty Cases on March 3, 2025

By The West Virginia Record |
This presentation will provide insights into prosecuting one of the stars of Tiger King for wildlife trafficking in Virginia.
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Attorney General McCuskey announces major update on Section 504 lawsuit

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey on Thursday announced an important update on the lawsuit involving the protection of Section 504.
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Attorney General McCuskey warns consumers of charity and disaster scams in wake of flooding

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging consumers to be on guard against impostors calling to solicit monetary donations to aid those affected by the deadly floods in West Virginia.
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Steptoe & Johnson Attorney Perry Cavender Named a 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow

By The West Virginia Record |
Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that Perry Cavender has been selected as a 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow.
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Attorney General McCuskey joins coalition urging US Senate to pass HALT Fentanyl Act

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a coalition of 25 states led by Iowa and Virginia in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will close the copycat fentanyl loophole and save American lives.
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Allison Williams Accepted into Leadership West Virginia Class of 2025

By The West Virginia Record |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC’s Allison Williams was recently accepted into Leadership West Virginia’s Class of 2025, which includes 56 leaders from across the state representing a diverse range of industries and backgrounds.
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Attorney General McCuskey leads multistate lawsuit against New York’s Climate Superfund Act

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging New York State’s Climate Superfund Act, a recently signed state law attacking America’s energy suppliers.

Mark Imbrogno Named to Leadership WV Class for 2025

By The West Virginia Record |
Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that Member Mark Imbrogno has been named to the 2025 Leadership West Virginia Class.

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