In the News

Jan 05, 2009 
Writing laws from the bench
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jan 02, 2009 
The court system works for a few
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jan 01, 2009 
Attorney General McGraw: An Economic Grim Reaper
  The State Journal
Dec 18, 2008 
West Virginia Regains First Place in "Judicial Hellholes"
  The State Journal
Dec 17, 2008 
Targeting businesses
  Charleston Daily Mail
Dec 16, 2008 
Fundraiser held to reduce Workman campaign debts
  Charleston Daily Mail
Dec 16, 2008 
West Virginia tops 'judicial hellhole' report again
  Charleston Daily Mail
Dec 16, 2008 
A Judicial Hellhole
  WV MetroNews Talkline
Dec 14, 2008 
W.Va. not only state debating judicial selection
  Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 
W.Va. lawmakers ponder politics-free judiciary
  Associated Press
Dec 08, 2008 
Select judges on merit, senator says
  Charleston Gazette
Dec 04, 2008 
Manchin Is Correct to Focus on State Courts
  The State Journal
Nov 19, 2008 
State offiice used to promote McGraw
  The Charleston Gazette
Nov 10, 2008 
Court could be less divisive
  Charleston Daily Mail
Nov 07, 2008 
Time ripe to Act Against McGraw
  The Wheeling News-Register
Oct 31, 2008 
Greear, McGraw clash over cash
  Charleston Daily Mail
Oct 30, 2008 
Attorney General hopeful wants no more trinkets
  The Register-Herald
Oct 29, 2008 
McGraw points cash to backers
  The Charleston Gazette
Oct 28, 2008 
Debate between Hughes, Cohen continues
  The West Virginia Record
Oct 17, 2008 
Judge agrees with challenge to W.Va. political ads
  The Associated Press
Oct 09, 2008 
Court blamed for business costs
  Charleston Daily Mail
Oct 09, 2008 
The $10 Million Question
  The State Journal
Oct 09, 2008 
Criticism of AG More Than Politics
  The State Journal
Sep 11, 2008 
Judicial Selection in Need of Change
  The State Journal
Sep 10, 2008 
Experts Discuss Influence of Money, Politics
  The State Journal
Sep 09, 2008 
Find Better Way to Select Judges
  The Wheeling Intelligencer
Aug 23, 2008 
McGraw Trying to Divert Attention
  The Wheeling Intelligencer
Aug 21, 2008 
Taking Share of the Credit
  The Wheeling Intelligencer
Aug 14, 2008 
'Loser pays' concept advocated by CALA
  The Register-Herald
Aug 13, 2008 
Fall from horse is subject of suit
  Charleston Daily Mail
Aug 08, 2008 
Rankings can't be dismissed
  Charleston Daily Mail
Aug 06, 2008 
State at bottom of Forbes list
  The Register-Herald
Aug 02, 2008 
Group questions legal arrangements following Visa/MasterCard settlement
  Times West Virginian
Aug 01, 2008 
Challenging Spitzerism at the Polls
  The Wall Street Journal
Jul 30, 2008 
For brain drain cause, just look at legal system
  Charleston Gazette
Jul 15, 2008 
The state should pursue tort reform
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jul 14, 2008 
Lawsuit abuse hurts West Virginia
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jul 01, 2008 
Metro is pointless without job growth
  Charleston Gazette
Jun 17, 2008 
McGraw should be stopped now
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jun 16, 2008 
Lawyers get big payout in credit case
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jun 06, 2008 
Chesapeake Decision Puts Court System Under Spotlight
  The State Journal
May 31, 2008 
Ketchum's firm fights reforms
  The Wheeling Intelligencer
May 29, 2008 
Chesapeake nixes new building
  The Charleston Daily Mail
May 16, 2008 
3 Candidates Now Competing for 2 Seats on Court
  The State Journal
May 09, 2008 
Supreme Court race turns negative
  West Virginia Public Broadcasting
May 01, 2008 
Further legal reform is key to moving state forward
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Apr 23, 2008 
Ketchum makes claims that are wrong
  West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Apr 23, 2008 
W.Va. again rated worst legal climate
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Apr 23, 2008 
W.Va. ranked 50th in legal climate
  The Register-Herald
Apr 14, 2008 
Flurry of calls sparks questions
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Apr 07, 2008 
Per capita ranking a tough nut
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Apr 04, 2008 
Any American can sue in West Virginia, asbestos attorney tells Justices
  The West Virginia Record
Apr 02, 2008 
Lawyers for CAMC, surgeon trade blame in court filings
  The Charleston Gazette
Mar 27, 2008 
CAMC insurer won't cover award
  The Charleston Gazette
Mar 26, 2008 
West Virginia's Wheel of Fortune
  The West Virginia Record
Mar 23, 2008 
Verdict punishes patients, CAMC motion says
  The Charleston Gazette
Mar 07, 2008 
The Big Verdict State
  The West Virginia Record
Mar 07, 2008 
Lawsuit Aftermath
  The State Journal
Mar 06, 2008 
Facing Suit, Bridgeport Doctor No Longer Missing
  The State Journal
Mar 03, 2008 
Group wants lawmakers to follow Mississippi's lead
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 29, 2008 
Three W.Va. cases at top of big '07 verdicts list
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 28, 2008 
Doctor: $25 million verdict hurts patients
  The Charleston Gazette
Feb 28, 2008 
The madness of med monitoring
  Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 24, 2008 
Hamrick v. CAMC
  The Charleston Gazette
Feb 24, 2008 
Curb McGraw's Abuse of Power
  The Wheeling News-Register
Feb 24, 2008 
Hamrick v. CAMC;
  The Charleston Gazette
Feb 20, 2008 
CALA accuses McGraw of lying to Legislature
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 13, 2008 
CAMC may cut to pay verdict
  The Charleston Gazette
Feb 13, 2008 
McGraw defends action at budget committee meeting
  Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 07, 2008 
CALA blasts Grisham over W.Va. comments about his new book
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 07, 2008 
New television ad targets McGraw
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 23, 2008 
WV CALA starts blog about state's legal system
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 10, 2008 
Speech draws praise, criticism
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 04, 2008 
W.Va. courts' role in business climate questioned
  The Associated Press
Jan 04, 2008 
Groups get geared up for legislative session
  The West Virginia Record
Dec 20, 2007 
'Hellhole' status brings mixed reaction
  The Charleston Gazette
Dec 20, 2007 
Battle lines drawn after release of report
  The West Virginia Record
Dec 18, 2007 
State No. 4 on list of 'judicial hellholes'
  Charleston Daily Mail
Dec 02, 2007 
Lawsuit-Happy Society Sometimes Creates Victims
  Wheeling News-Register
Nov 28, 2007 
West Virginia, back in the news
  Charleston Daily Mail
Nov 19, 2007 
WV CALA takes aim at 'biggest turkeys' on legal landscape
  The West Virginia Record
Nov 01, 2007 
CSX Searching for Missing X-Ray Doctor
  The State Journal
Oct 30, 2007 
W.Va. employers especially scared this Halloween, CALA says
  The West Virginia Record
Oct 15, 2007 
CALA launches new Web site spotlighting 'spotlighting' borken legal system
  The West Virginia Record
Oct 11, 2007 
Supreme Court Field Widens to 6
  The State Journal
Oct 05, 2007 
Prescription for the economy
  Charleston Gazette
Oct 05, 2007 
McGraw's client is West Virginia
  Charleston Daily Mail
Oct 03, 2007 
Business group demands McGraw reimburse 'old' workers comp
  Charleston Daily Mail
Oct 03, 2007 
CALA: Starcher again an embarrassment
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 27, 2007 
CALA calls McDonald's lawsuit attorney year's top legal system abuser
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 17, 2007 
CALA starts radio campaign against McGraw's OxyContin settlement
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 11, 2007 
Reader's Forum
  Charleston Gazette
Aug 30, 2007 
Letter to the editor
  WV Record
Aug 17, 2007 
CALA suggests fraud concerning King cases, YouTube video
  WV Record
Aug 17, 2007 
WV CALA sends cheese lawsuit attorney McDonald's gift coupons
  WV Record
Aug 10, 2007 
$10 million suit filed over cheese placed on burger
  Charleston Daily Mail
Aug 09, 2007 
Claws come out over ILR Leopard ads
  WV Record
Aug 08, 2007 
Youth Project Receives $10,000 from OxyContin Settlement
  Charleston Gazette
Aug 07, 2007 
McGraw hands out more money, defends actions
  WV Record
Aug 01, 2007 
Readers' Forum
  Charleston Gazette
Jul 26, 2007 
McGraw staged media blitz in Eastern Panhandle, CALA says
  WV Record
Jul 20, 2007 
Wake-Up Call
  The State Journal
Jul 17, 2007 
Another publication ranks West Virginia legal climate bad for business
  WV Record
Jul 16, 2007 
Attorney: W.Va. SC ignoring law for benefit of trial lawyers
  WV Record
Jul 15, 2007 
W.Va. rankes worst for business
  Charleston Gazette
Jun 28, 2007 
W.Va. dead last again in legal ranking
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jun 28, 2007 
Feds not satisfied with DHHR's response in McGraw controversy
  WV Record
Jun 26, 2007 
Making the case for 'loser pays'
  Daily Mail
Jun 12, 2007 
DHHR joins McGraw in opposing feds' stance on Purdue Pharma settlement
  WV Record
Jun 11, 2007 
State officials defend spending on OxyContin
  Charleston Daily Mail
Jun 07, 2007 
CALA, AG's office attack each other
  WV Record
Jun 05, 2007 
McGraw's money spreads to panhandles
  WV Record
Jun 02, 2007 
Car Guide
  Charleston Daily Mail
May 31, 2007 
Guide Not Good Use of State Funds
  The Wheeling Intelligencer
May 30, 2007 
State puts brakes on car guide
  Charleston Daily Mail
May 29, 2007 
CALA: McGraw jeopardizing poor and disabled
  WV Record
May 24, 2007 
Unfazed by probing, McGraw dishes ouut more money
  WV Record
May 22, 2007 
Bill would stop tax money abuse
  Charleston Gazette
May 21, 2007 
W.Va. firms fear frivolous lawsuits
  The Register-Herald
May 18, 2007 
McGraw's office, Medicaid official at odds over money
  Charleston Daily Mail
May 17, 2007 
Testimony blacked out in firing lawsuit
  The Associated Press
May 09, 2007 
Judge tosses lawsuit over grade
  The Charleston Gazette
May 09, 2007 
Watchdog group calls suit frivolous
  Charleston Daily Mail
May 07, 2007 
When lawyers run amok
  Charleston Daily Mail
May 05, 2007 
Stinky
  The Register-Herald
Apr 27, 2007 
Debate Continues on Venue Law
  The State Journal
Apr 20, 2007 
CALA radio ads critical of venue bill passage
  WV Record
Apr 18, 2007 
No good deed goes unpunished
  Charleston Daily Mail
Apr 10, 2007 
McGraw marshals forces for 2008
  Charleston Daily Mail
Apr 01, 2007 
CALA shares an April Fools Day quiz
  WV Record
Mar 27, 2007 
McGraw selective on rich lawyers
  Charleston Gazette
Mar 15, 2007 
Pacific political intrigue surrounds Supreme Court law clerk
  WV Record
Mar 14, 2007 
McGraw's settlements are his slush fund
  Charleston Daily Mail
Mar 13, 2007 
AG's post-promise handouts hit $1 million
  The West Virginia Record
Mar 08, 2007 
Critics talking as McGraw hands out $375,000 more
  The West Virginia Record
Mar 07, 2007 
You can't tell the players without a scorecard
  The West Virginia Record
Mar 06, 2007 
Funding day centers isn't McGraw's job
  The Herald-Dispatch
Mar 01, 2007 
CALA sends McGraw sunblock in case bill is passed
  The West Virginia Record
Mar 01, 2007 
Gas Industry Still Reeling from Royalty Verdict
  The State Journal
Mar 01, 2007 
Despite promise, McGraw hands out even more settlement money
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 27, 2007 
More sue over gas royalties
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 23, 2007 
McGraw calls criticism of fund distribution 'picayune'
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 22, 2007 
Stop the madness in our courts
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 21, 2007 
The Legislature controls money
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 20, 2007 
McGraw yields to Legislature
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 19, 2007 
Chesapeake reconsiders exploration program
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 16, 2007 
McGraw will stop giving away money, top deputy says
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 15, 2007 
Venue Bill Aims to Correct Prior Legislation
  The State Journal
Feb 15, 2007 
Lawsuit venue bill moving through House
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 14, 2007 
WV CALA goes to the movies again
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 07, 2007 
West Virginia needs to extend tort reform to attract new employers
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 05, 2007 
Legislators must act now to rein in A.G. McGraw
  The Herald-Dispatch
Feb 02, 2007 
The judiciary affects the state
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Feb 02, 2007 
AG's practices questioned by House committee
  The West Virginia Record
Feb 01, 2007 
$405 million gas verdict could have 'chilling effect'
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 31, 2007 
Tort reform saved health care
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Jan 30, 2007 
Tort reform linked to rise in doctors
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Jan 26, 2007 
The state should curb McGraw
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Jan 25, 2007 
Courage needed to fix our broken legal system
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 11, 2007 
Manchin silent on tort reform
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 07, 2007 
Panel leaves lawyer ads up to Supreme Court
  The Register-Herald
Jan 05, 2007 
Why businesses avoid West Virginia
  The Charleston Daily Mail
Jan 05, 2007 
Leaders discuss legislative agendas
  The West Virginia Record
Jan 04, 2007 
How to stop the state's lawsuit assault
  The West Virginia Record
Dec 14, 2006 
Hellhole report draws split reaction
  The West Virginia Record
Dec 13, 2006 
West Virginia named nation's worst Judicial Hellhole
  The West Virginia Record
Dec 13, 2006 
Reining in Darrell McGraw
  Charleston Daily Mail
Dec 12, 2006 
McGraw using lawsuit money to help exhibit
  Charleston Daily Mail
Nov 14, 2006 
Letter: WV CALA is watching
  The West Virginia Record
Nov 05, 2006 
Final "Dirty Dozen" Candidates List Released
  The West Virginia Record
Nov 03, 2006 
CALA did not target Delegate Martin
  Charleston Daily Mail
Sep 28, 2006 
WV CALA readies for Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 11, 2006 
WV CALA kicks off election watchlist ads
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 11, 2006 
Hospital fighting $10 million jury award
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 11, 2006 
WV CALA kicks off election watchlist ads
  The West Virginia Record
Sep 01, 2006 
Chamber study says court continues to be more evenhanded
  Charleston Daily Mail
Aug 15, 2006 
Watchdog group uses search dog to find phantom doctor in Huntington
  Charleston Daily Mail
Aug 04, 2006 
McGraw should practice his preaching
  Charleston Gazette