West Virginia House panel clears bill about AG conflicts

By Associated Press

Published February 18, 2014 5:00am ET

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West Virginia House panel clears bill about AG conflicts — The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-7 in favor of a bill that would prohibit the attorney general from overseeing cases involving any company that donated money to his election campaign or from which the attorney general or his immediate family currently or previously benefited. The bill was introduced after it was revealed that Attorney General Patrick Morrisey had ties to two pharmaceutical companies his office was suing. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane) | Lisa Marie Pane

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A legislative committee has cleared stiffer conflict-of-interest standards for West Virginia’s attorney general, who called the action politically motivated.

The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-7 in favor of a bill that would prohibit the attorney general from overseeing cases involving any company that donated money to his election campaign or from which the attorney general or his immediate family currently or previously benefited.

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