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Appeals Board: McGraw wasn't representing West Virginians
11/19/2009 11:16 AM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau

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CHARLESTON -- In penalizing the State of West Virginia $2.7 million, a federal appeals board also recently wrote that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw was not representing individual citizens when he sued OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.

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McGraw's OxyContin case causes $2.7M Medicaid hole
11/18/2009 11:59 AM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The federal government has taken more than $2.7 million from the State of West Virginia's Medicaid program because of a settlement engineered by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw.

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McGraw files lawsuits against Internet payday lenders
11/17/2009 3:20 PM By Nick Rees -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Seventeen internet payday lenders, collection agencies and their principals have been hit with two lawsuits by Attorney General Darrell McGraw's Consumer Protection Division.

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N.Y. settlement could affect West Virginians
10/26/2009 11:00 AM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - A group of settlements reached by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will provide $665,000 to consumers nationwide.

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McGraw's drug-pricing suit removed to federal court
9/29/2009 2:40 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- CVS Pharmacy and other defendants in a lawsuit filed by outside counsel hired by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw have removed the case to federal court.

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CALA: Pay-to-play again on display in McGraw's office
9/16/2009 4:18 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- A legal watchdog group is concerned that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw has again hired campaign contributors to pursue a lawsuit on behalf of the State.

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W.Va's Zyprexa settlement unsealed
8/24/2009 4:45 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
NEW YORK - Pharmaceuticals maker Eli Lilly & Co. has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw over its prescription anti-psychotic Zyprexa.

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Appeals board may soon decide in McGraw's OxyContin controversy
8/24/2009 11:21 AM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
WASHINGTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw's fight with the federal Medicaid agency over a proposed disallowance of funds may be resolved in the next few months.

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Gov. Joe Manchin and Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced a sales tax holiday for energy-saving home appliances and building materials. The tax break lasts from Sept. 1 through Nov. 31 and includes noncommercial purchases of Energy Star products worth up to $5,000. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office)

Second Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday announced
8/20/2009 8:49 AM -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday is expanding during its second year by increasing the amount of product purchase price that qualifies for sales exempt status and increasing the length of the holiday.

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AGs back Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Agency
8/18/2009 3:17 PM By John O'Brien -From LegalNewsline.com
WASHINGTON - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is one of 22 state attorneys general who are urging Congress to pass a plan crafted by President Barack Obama's administration for a consumer protection agency that will team with them.

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McGraw issues subpoena to financial group
8/11/2009 3:53 PM By John O'Brien -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Darrell McGraw has subpoenaed Ambac Financial Group Inc., becoming the third state attorney general to investigate the company over possible antitrust violations.

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