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Cabell County and Huntington plan to appeal federal opioid verdict
CHARLESTON – Cabell County and the City of Huntington will appeal last month’s federal verdict for the nation’s three largest drug distributors.
Cities, counties reach $400 million settlement with 'Big Three' opioid distributors
CHARLESTON – Dozens of West Virginia cities and counties will share a “record-setting” $400 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors.
Gun-toting judge's attorneys seek to silence lawyer
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing the circuit judge who pointed a gun at an attorney during an oil and gas royalties hearing have sent a letter to the attorney demanding she stop “publishing false statements” about him.
Justices say gun-toting judge also accused children of lying in neglect case
CHARLESTON – The circuit judge who has been accused of pointing a handgun at an attorney during a hearing also has been found to have violated court rules in his handling of a child abuse and neglect case by repeatedly accusing a child of lying.
Attorney says circuit judge pointed gun at her from bench during hearing
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A circuit court judge allegedly brandished a handgun during a hearing earlier this year, leaving it pointed at an attorney from Texas during the proceedings.
Attorney dismisses talk of missed Cabell-Huntington opioid settlement
CHARLESTON – Two days after a federal judge ruled in favor of opioid distributors in a bellwether case, discussions about missed settlement opportunities continue.
Judge rules in favor of opioid distributors in Huntington, Cabell cases
CHARLESTON – After more than 11 months, a federal judge has ruled in favor of three drug distribution companies, saying their actions did not cause the opioid epidemic in Huntington and Cabell County.
Supreme Court reins in EPA's power over greenhouse gas emissions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has reigned in the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Morriey asks Ohio federal judge for clarification on state law regarding opioid cases
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster, who is overseeing the multidistrict litigation for the opioid crisis asking him to explain when West Virginia’s law applies in lawsuits brought by municipalities against health care providers.
Group of AGs criticize new SEC proposal to require corporate climate change disclosures
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a group of 24 state AGs in filing formal comments about a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiative that would require companies to make policy statements not related to financial performance.
Morrisey joins lawsuit with other AGs challenging EPA California Clean Air Act exemption
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has joined a lawsuit along with 16 other state AGs challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to give California exemption to the Clean Air Act.
Morrisey, other state AGs call on Garland to enforce law about intimidating Supreme Court Justices
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined 24 other state AGs in calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce a federal law against attempts to intimidate U.S. Supreme Court Justices by protesting outside the justices’ homes.
Morrisey's office joins federal lawsuit challenging Biden's asylum rule
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new rule letting asylum officers, rather than immigration judges, decide whether to grant asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Morrisey, other AGs call for disbanding new DHS Disinformation Governance Board
CHARLESTON — A group of 20 attorneys general, including West Virginia’s Patrick Morrisey, is asking Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to disband a new board and “cease all efforts to police Americans’ protected free speech and stop his attack on the First Amendment.”
Janssen settles with West Virginia for $99 million
CHARLESTON — Janssen Pharmaceuticals has reached a $99 million settlement with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office.
Manchin's opposition dooms key Biden pick for Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON – Senator Joe Manchin says he will oppose the nomination of one of President Biden’s key Federal Reserve Board picks.
Manchin, Capito support bill to ban Russian oil imports
WASHINGTON – More than 600,000 barrels of Russian oil are bought in America every day, and some lawmakers are pushing to Biden administration to make that stop.
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in EPA greenhouse gases case
WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office went to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments about the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases.
Capito says Biden nominee 'would be a disaster at the Federal Reserve'
WASHINGTON – Add U.S. Shelley Moore Capito to the list of officials opposed to one of President Joe Biden’s key Federal Reserve nominees.
Manchin getting more frustrated about growing inflation numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inflation numbers continue to increase, and so does Sen. Joe Manchin’s frustration about the issue.