Washington State Office of Attorney General Press Releases

• Published on April 1, 2021 - 04:51 GMT

  AG Ferguson: Air cargo handler must pay $168K for unlawfully discriminating against pregnant, disabled employees, end ...

  SEATTLE — As a result of a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a California-based air cargo handler must end its practice of discriminating against pregnant and disabled employees, in violation of the Washington Law Against Discrimination. …

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• Published on March 23, 2021 - 23:01 GMT

  AG Ferguson: Mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific will pay more than $8.8 million for failing to disclose risks of its transvaginal ...

  The Attorney General’s Office will make the funds available to Washington women harmed by mesh devices OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer, will pay more than $8.8 million to …

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• Published on March 19, 2021 - 04:09 GMT

  Jueza de Spokane rechaza el intento de Greyhound de despedir la demanda del Procurador General (AG) Ferguson

  La demanda alega que Greyhound no protegió a los clientes de las redadas migratorias sin orden judicial ni sospecha razonable llevadas a cabo por CBP en los autobuses SPOKANE — Ayer, una jueza de la Corte Superior de Spokane rechazó el intento de Greyhound …

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• Published on March 19, 2021 - 04:09 GMT

  Spokane judge denies Greyhound’s attempt to dismiss AG Ferguson’s lawsuit

  Lawsuit asserts Greyhound failed to protect customers from CBP’s warrantless and suspicionless immigration sweeps on buses SPOKANE — A Superior Court judge in Spokane has denied an attempt by Greyhound Lines Inc. to dismiss Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s …

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• Published on March 17, 2021 - 13:43 GMT

  Joint statement from AG Ferguson, 23 AGs on Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan

  SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson and a group of 23 attorneys general from around the country offered the following joint statement in response to the proposed plan Purdue Pharma filed in bankruptcy court: "We are disappointed in this plan. …

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• Published on March 16, 2021 - 21:56 GMT

  AG Ferguson, Gonzaga University will host two-day Environmental Justice Symposium

  AG Ferguson, Gonzaga University will host two-day Environmental Justice Symposium Panelists representing dozens of community organizations, researchers will discuss disproportionate impacts of environmental problems OLYMPIA — On March 23 and 24, Attorney …

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• Published on March 13, 2021 - 08:32 GMT

  AG Ferguson, Health Care Authority join Swinomish Indian Tribal Community to push for Medicaid funding for Dental Health Aide ...

  OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Washington Health Care Authority are joining together in an effort to reverse a last-minute Trump Administration decision to deny Medicaid funding for Dental Health Aide …

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• Published on March 12, 2021 - 03:17 GMT

  AG Ferguson: Wave to pay $900,000 to tens of thousands of customers over hidden fee

  Bothell-based company failed to disclose fees to more than 23,000 customers during online sales OLYMPIA — Continuing his Honest Fees Initiative, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Bothell-based TV and broadband internet provider Wave will …

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• Published on March 10, 2021 - 23:27 GMT

  AG Ferguson statement on Biden Admin withdrawal of “public charge” appeal

  New administration set to reverse course on rule targeting legal immigrants SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement on the Biden Administration’s request to dismiss the federal government’s appeal of Washington’s injunction …

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• Published on March 9, 2021 - 05:26 GMT

  AG Ferguson: Brown Paper Tickets will fully refund event organizers, ticket buyers affected by pandemic-related cancellations

  Ticket company must pay $9M — all money it owes to consumers nationwide OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that, as a result of his lawsuit, Seattle-based ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets must fully refund all consumers who …

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• Published on March 6, 2021 - 06:00 GMT

  AG Ferguson: Judge rules national student loan servicer Navient broke the law in servicing student loan debt

  SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge ruled that Navient, the country’s largest student loan servicer, violated the Consumer Protection Act by engaging in unfair and deceptive conduct related to Washingtonians’ student loans. This is the first time …

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• Published on March 5, 2021 - 05:44 GMT

  AG Ferguson lawsuit shuts down deceptive telemarketers’ robocalling scheme, puts $495,000 toward funding legitimate charities

  Scammers made more than 1.7 million robocalls into Washington state, pocketed 90 cents of every dollar they claimed to raise for charity SEATTLE — As a result of a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 39 other attorneys general and the Federal …

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• Published on March 4, 2021 - 01:26 GMT

  AG Ferguson-requested bill prohibiting price gouging during an emergency passes Senate

  Bill creates enhanced penalties for price gouging on necessities during an emergency OLYMPIA — The Washington state Senate today passed Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s bill to prohibit price gouging in Washington during an emergency by a 29-20 vote. The …

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• Published on March 2, 2021 - 16:58 GMT

  AG Ferguson, Sen. Nobles bill to create a statewide database of police use-of-force incidents passes state senate with bipartisan ...

  Bill would create first statewide database of use-of-force data, annual report to legislature OLYMPIA — On Monday afternoon, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan 46-2 vote, state senators passed a bill Attorney General Bob Ferguson requested to create a …

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• Published on February 27, 2021 - 02:07 GMT

  AG Ferguson releases I-940 Independent Investigation Inquiry Report

  Report finds some investigations failed to involve non-law enforcement community representatives, a key requirement of I-940 rules OLYMPIA — Today Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the I-940 Independent Investigation Inquiry Report. Ferguson’s inquiry …

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• Published on February 25, 2021 - 09:21 GMT

  AG Ferguson files lawsuit against Google for repeatedly violating Washington campaign finance law

  Lawsuit asserts Google has continued violating state law after Ferguson’s first campaign finance lawsuit against the company in 2018 OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a campaign finance lawsuit today against Google for unlawfully failing to …

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• Published on February 24, 2021 - 11:00 GMT

  Update on Attorney General’s Office review of Manuel Ellis’ death

  OLYMPIA — The Attorney General’s Office is continuing its review of the Manuel Ellis case. While we are limited in what we can say about that review, we wanted to provide a short update of our work, and the anticipated timing of our decision. The …

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• Published on February 24, 2021 - 11:00 GMT

  Federal appeals court unanimously rules in favor of AG Ferguson’s challenge to Trump Administration’s erasure of state train-...

  Decision invalidates Federal Railroad Administration’s deregulatory rule, allows Washington to enforce minimum train crew-size requirements SEATTLE — A federal court of appeals ruled that the Trump Administration violated the law when it attempted to …

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• Published on February 24, 2021 - 11:00 GMT

  AG Ferguson: Judge finds StarKist liable for price-fixing, Consumer Protection Act violations

  Court will determine restitution at a future date SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a judge ruled that StarKist, a canned tuna manufacturer, engaged in a price-fixing scheme from November 2011 through December 2013. In a prior and unrelated …

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• Published on February 23, 2021 - 04:18 GMT

  AG Ferguson: PurEnvironment pleads guilty to environmental criminal charges for COVID-related scam

  Utah-based company sentenced for false claims that mold inhibitor can kill coronavirus OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that PurEnvironment, a Utah-based mold remediation company, pleaded guilty to environmental crimes charges …

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