Tag: West Virginia Attorney General’s Office

W.Va. AG Files Complaint over Volkswagen Emissions

The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office has filed a civil complaint against 

  Volkswagen of America, Inc. over the automaker’s emissions-rigging scandal.

The Kanawha County Circuit Court complaint alleges that the company violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. It seeks civil penalties of $5,000 per violation and costs related to the investigation, litigation and administration of the matter.

The complaint also seeks refunds for West Virginia consumers who bought Volkswagen’s TDI clean diesel vehicles.

U.S.-based Volkswagen spokeswoman Jeannine Ginivan said Monday that the company doesn’t comment on pending or active litigation.

The German automaker has admitted it rigged diesel emissions technology to pass U.S. smog tests.

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the complaint on Monday in a news release.

Charleston Attorney Files Early Papers to Challenge W.Va. AG

Charleston attorney David Higgins has opened a fundraising account for a possible 2016 bid against Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.The…

Charleston attorney David Higgins has opened a fundraising account for a possible 2016 bid against Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

The Democrat filed pre-candidacy papers Friday. He is a founding member of Robinson & McElwee, PLLC. Higgins was a Charleston city councilman from 2003 to 2011. He spent $188,400 in a losing state Senate bid in the 2006 Democratic primary. He loaned his campaign almost $100,000.

Then-Gov. Joe Manchin appointed Higgins to the House of Delegates in 2007 and 2008. Higgins lost his seat in the 2010 Democratic primary.

Higgins said he is “testing the waters” and would hope not to have to self-fund the race.

In 2012, Morrisey ousted longtime Democratic Attorney General Darrell McGraw. Morrisey has $546,400 cash on hand after raising $311,500 and loaning his campaign $250,000.

Three Senior Deputies Leaving W.Va. Attorney General's Office

The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office has lost three top staff members to the Legislature.

The Charleston Gazette reports that senior deputy attorney general Marty Wright has accepted a job as the House Judiciary Committee’s head lawyer.

Senior deputy attorney general Richie Heath is now chief counsel to incoming Senate President Bill Cole.

Senior deputy attorney general Tracy Webb has accepted a job as head lawyer of the House Government Organization Committee.

The positions came open after Republicans won control of the Legislature for the first time in more than eight decades.

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