New Law a Start On Accountability
The Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV)
March 21, 2008
Editorial
A law passed by West Virginia legislators during their special session is a start — but only that — in forcing accountability on the state attorney general’s office.
For several years, some lawmakers have complained — as have we — about Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s way of handling some lawsuits filed by his office. Certain “consumer protection” lawsuits, including one against a drug company and another involving credit card firms, won hefty settlements for the state — millions of dollars.
