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 The state attorney general's office filed suit against five New York brokerage firms,
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 charging them with responsibility for much of a $200 million loss 
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incurred by the state treasurer's office in 1987.
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 The suit sets the firms' liability at more than $185 million.
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 The firms are Morgan Stanley & Co., Salomon Brothers Inc., County Natwest Government Securities Inc., Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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 The firms have all said 
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that West Virginia's suit is without merit. 
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On Friday, the firms filed a suit against West Virginia in New York state court 
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asking for a declaratory judgment 
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absolving them of liability. 
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That suit is pending.
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 The suits relate to a $200 million loss,
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 disclosed in December,
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 that was suffered by West Virginia's consolidated investment pool. 
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The pool invested idle cash for many state agencies and local governments. 
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 In its suit, the attorney general's office alleges 
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that brokers encouraged members of the treasurer's office to engage in high-volume, high-risk transactions 
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that benefited the brokers. 
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