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October 7, 2013 – Morgan Keegan and Morgan Asset Management agreed to pay $200 million to settle civil fraud charges because it overstated the value of mortgage investments in 2007 during the collapse of the housing market. In June 2011, Morgan Keegan and Morgan Asset Management agreed to pay $200 million to settle civil fraud charges because it overstated the…

September 30, 2013 – IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ABINGDON DIVISION – ORDER(S) CERTIFYING CLASS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ABINGDON DIVISION ROBERT ADAIR, ETC., v. EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY DORIS BETTY ADDISON, ETC., v. CNX GAS COMPANY, INC., ET AL., EVA MAE ADKINS, ETC., v. EQT…

September 28, 2013 – TriCities.com – Emails show AG staffer continued advising energy companies after office learned of communications Emails show AG staffer continued advising energy companies after office learned of communications Posted: Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:14 pm | Updated: 10:19 pm, Sat Sep 28, 2013 BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER A state Attorney General’s Office…

September 20, 2013 – Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office distancing itself from emails Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office distancing itself from emails BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER | Posted: Friday, September 20, 2013 7:50 pm Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office is distancing itself from the staffer who in a series of emails appears to…

September 20, 2013 – Emails shows relationship between AG’s office, energy company Emails shows relationship between AG’s office, energy company BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | Bristol Herald Courier | Posted: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:57 pm BRISTOL A Bristol Herald Courier review of dozens of emails from a Virginia attorney general staffer to energy company lawyers being sued for natural gas…

September 12, 2013 – Bristol Herald Courier – Judge voices frustration during extensive legal debate over natural gas escrow account Judge voices frustration during extensive legal debate over natural gas escrow account BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER | Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:59 pm ABINGDON, Va. – Two hours of legal debate on Virginia’s natural gas…

September 12, 2013 – The Associated Press – U.S. judge expresses frustration in Va. gas case U.S. judge expresses frustration in Va. gas case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:41 pm ABINGDON, Va. (AP) – A federal judge said Thursday he will rule promptly on whether natural gas royalty claims by southwest Virginia landowners will move…

September 7, 2013 – TriCities.com – Putting a face on gas royalties tied up in lock-box escrow accounts Putting a face on gas royalties tied up in lock-box escrow accounts Posted: Saturday, September 7, 2013 9:31 pm BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER RAVEN, Va. — Bonnie Clemons doesn’t realize she just might be the symbolic face of…

August 15, 2013 – The Madison-St. Clair Record – ‘Avery’ lawyers say plan for Karmeier deposition is not immediate ‘Avery’ lawyers say plan for Karmeier deposition is not immediate August 15, 2013 10:30 AM By Steve Korris EAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyers whose plan to depose Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier became public now say they will do it…