Washington State Office of Attorney General Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on August 19, 2021 - 20:35 GMT

AG Ferguson: Lệnh tạm hoãn tịch thu nhà đã hết hiệu lực vào ngày 31 tháng 7, có tư vấn miễn phí trên toàn tiểu bang cho các chủ nhà...

Các nhân viên tư vấn về nhà ở sẽ giải thích các chương trình bảo vệ mới của liên bang cho chủ nhà bắt đầu từ ngày 31 tháng 8 OLYMPIA — Sau khi lệnh tạm hoãn tịch thu nhà hết hiệu lực vào ngày 31 tháng 7, Tổng Chưởng Lý Bob Ferguson hiện đang cung cấp hướ …

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Published on August 19, 2021 - 17:55 GMT

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SEATTLE. El Procurador General Bob Ferguson ha presentado hoy una demanda de protección al consumidor contra la empresa de servicios de limpieza National Maintenance Contractors. National se aprovechó de los inmigrantes con un dominio limitado del inglés y …

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Published on August 19, 2021 - 17:55 GMT

AG Ferguson’s lawfully owed DNA project identifies 635 registered sex offenders owing DNA, collects samples from hundreds

AG’s project results in 345 DNA samples collected from registered sex offenders, finds 225 uncollectable; 65 remain uncollected OLYMPIA – Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his lawfully owed DNA project identified 635 registered sex …

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Published on August 12, 2021 - 18:32 GMT

AG Ferguson announces formation of team to facilitate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the team that will facilitate the Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/P) Task Force. Legislative appointments to the task force are expected later this month. “ …

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Published on August 9, 2021 - 17:41 GMT

AG Ferguson issues statement after key court victories in opioid distributors case

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement after two key legal victories on Friday in Washington’s case against opioid distributors McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. “We won two more key …

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Published on August 9, 2021 - 17:41 GMT

Judge approves AG prosecutors’ request to place Lewis County sex offender in Special Commitment Center

CHEHALIS — A Lewis County Superior Court judge entered an order of commitment Friday to civilly commit a sex offender after the Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to remove him from community custody. Blake Juan Garcia, 25, was convicted …

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Published on August 5, 2021 - 18:45 GMT

AG Ferguson statement on court order against Johnson & Johnson

Judge orders J&J to produce 100,000 documents the corporation has been hiding for years SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement on a recent ruling in his lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson: “In a victory for …

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Published on July 23, 2021 - 00:07 GMT

Attorney General Ferguson secures criminal conviction for illegal ivory trafficking

Ming’s Asian Gallery & Antiques and its owner plead guilty after illegally selling elephant ivory, marine turtle SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that a King County antique business and one of its owners pleaded guilty to …

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Published on July 21, 2021 - 19:05 GMT

AG Ferguson rejects insufficient opioid distributors settlement, heads toward trial

Settlement spreads payment out over nearly two decades OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that he formally rejected a proposed settlement with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, and Johnson & …

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Published on July 19, 2021 - 22:37 GMT

AG Ferguson files objection to opioid manufacturer Purdue’s bankruptcy plan granting legal shield to Sackler family

New legal filing argues that a bankruptcy court doesn’t have the authority to prevent attorneys general from suing Sackler family OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson led eight other attorneys general in filing a formal objection today asking the judge …

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Published on July 8, 2021 - 13:40 GMT

AG Ferguson statement on Purdue Pharma bankruptcy proposal

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement on a proposed bankruptcy plan from Purdue Pharma: “I filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma to hold the company accountable for its role fueling the opioid epidemic. Our investigation …

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Published on July 7, 2021 - 23:54 GMT

AG Ferguson files antitrust lawsuit against Google for burying Play Store competition

Bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general assert Google used its market dominance to stifle competition OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed an antitrust lawsuit against technology giant Google for using anticompetitive practices to …

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Published on July 2, 2021 - 18:00 GMT

AG Ferguson: Supreme Court’s decision a victory for LGBTQ rights

Today’s action let stand Washington Supreme Court’s decision affirming rights of same-sex couples OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of the state’s lawsuit against a …

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Published on June 18, 2021 - 20:28 GMT

AG Ferguson statement after major win in Buckhorn gold mine Clean Water Act case

Court strikes down gold mining companies’ only two viable defenses OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today after U.S. District Court Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson issued a summary judgment in Ferguson’s federal lawsuit …

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Published on June 18, 2021 - 15:09 GMT

AG Ferguson: California vaping company will pay $375,000 to resolve lawsuit over illegal sales into Washington state

Judgment resolves AG’s vaping sweep that caught seven retailers failing to block online sales to minors SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a legally binding agreement with a California-based company that was caught in a sweep of online …

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Published on June 17, 2021 - 19:53 GMT

Fact sheet: The Affordable Care Act’s impacts on Washington

SEATTLE — In the wake of today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement, and a fact sheet detailing the ACA’s impact on Washington state. Washington state was part of …

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Published on June 17, 2021 - 17:11 GMT

AG Ferguson: Google will pay more than $423,000 over repeated violations of Washington campaign finance law

Google previously paid $217,000 to Washington in 2018 over similar violations OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today Google will pay $423,659.76 to Washington’s Public Disclosure Transparency Account for violating the state’s campaign …

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Published on June 15, 2021 - 21:37 GMT

Attorney General files charges in 2019 supported living facility death

Resident died after caregiver administered vinegar instead of medication SPOKANE — The Attorney General’s Office filed criminal charges against a Spokane supported living facility worker related to the 2019 death of a resident. The resident died several …

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Published on June 14, 2021 - 20:36 GMT

Consumer Alert: Beware of scams related to Washington’s COVID vaccine lottery program

Lottery officials will never ask for bank information, Social Security number over the phone OLYMPIA — The Attorney General’s Office and Washington’s Lottery are urging Washingtonians to be wary of potential scams associated with the state’s “Shot of a …

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Published on June 10, 2021 - 22:55 GMT

Consumer Alert: Watch out for marketers posing as neutral, unbiased addiction treatment resources

Free, comprehensive addiction treatment resources available at findtreatment.gov OLYMPIA — In light of his office’s investigation into an addiction treatment marketing company, Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging Washingtonians to be aware of marketing …

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