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Last Updated on Friday, 26 September 2008 12:01 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 August 2008 09:21
Oh this has got to just make Darrell McGraw’s blood boil. From Legal News Line:
Ohio County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Wilson is withholding $3.9 million from lawyers who helped West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw sue Visa and MasterCard.
The judge held the money while he considers an objection to the payment from West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
At Wednesday’s hearing, Wilson unexpectedly heard testimony from Steve Cohen, executive director of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
Cohen identified himself as a watchdog and as a class member in the Ohio County action that McGraw filed against Visa and MasterCard.
Visa settled the lawsuit months ago by agreeing to pay $9.3 million to the state treasury, $425,000 to McGraw’s office and $3 million to private law firms.