New law to offer free or discounted hospital care to 4 million Washingtonians
Starting Friday, four million Washington residents will qualify for free or discounted care at hospitals across the state, giving Washington the strongest protections in the country for out-of-pocket hospital costs.
Ferguson: Supreme Court decision won’t hurt Hanford workers
While the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a 2018 state law that protected workers at a former nuclear weapons production site, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said an updated law passed earlier this year remains in place.
AG Ferguson, 18 U.S. attorneys general urge Congress to protect reproductive rights
Bob Ferguson and 18 attorneys general around the U.S. wrote a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to establish protections for reproductive rights, including abortions.
AG: WA Supreme Court orders $28k sanctions in baseless election lawsuit
Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday that his office penalized an organization and its attorney for pushing a lawsuit, claiming that hundreds of thousands of ballots in the 2020 general election were altered, without providing legitimate evidence to back it up.
Buyers warned of used car dealerships waiving warranty without their knowledge
The Attorney General’s Office is warning people buying used cars of dealers waiving the warranty without their consent.
Oregon company fined $600,000, ordered to pay back WA families targeted by robocalls
Attorney General Bob Ferguson shut down an Oregon-based robocalling operation, and required them to pay money back to hundreds of Washington families.
AG: Project to collect lawfully owed DNA from sex offenders in WA is complete
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday that his office completed its project to collect DNA samples from registered sex offenders in Washington state.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee promises to defend abortion rights at Seattle rally
In response to a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the state would provide sanctuary for women outside the state seeking abortions and would explore ways to codify abortion rights in the state’s Constitution.
AG Ferguson: 3 opioid distributors to pay $518M to Washington state
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on Tuesday a resolution that three opioid distributors will pay more than $500 million to the state to combat the opioid epidemic.
AG: Juul to pay $22.5 million to settle Washington vaping suit
E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Washington state $22.5 million and has agreed to a variety of reforms to prevent underage use and sales under a settlement announced Wednesday by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
Local law enforcement agencies get $177K to work through sexual assault kit backlogs
The Attorney General's Office is providing more than $177,000 in cold storage units for law enforcement agencies across the state, all to better store evidence from sexual assault investigations.
Washington state sues Center for COVID Control over 'fake test' allegations
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against the Center for COVID Control, alleging the embattled company improperly handled tests and provided fake results.
Washington state sues Center for COVID Control over 'fake test' allegations
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against the Center for COVID Control, alleging the embattled company improperly handled tests and provided fake results.
AG Ferguson files lawsuit against Google for secretly tracking users’ location
Washington state is suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked.
Washington justices uphold $18M fine in GMO-labeling case
The Washington Supreme Court has narrowly upheld an $18 million fine levied against an association of large food brands that funneled dark money into a state political campaign.
AG: CenturyLink responsible for widespread Washington 911 outage in 2018
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson testified that CenturyLink is responsible for "many of the technological failures that caused the widespread 911 outage in December 2018."
Amazon fined $2.5M for sales of industrial pesticides without license
Amazon has been fined $2.5 million for illegally selling industrial pesticides online without a license, the Attorney General's Office announced Monday.
Federal jury: Immigrant detainees are owed minimum wage
A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay minimum wage — rather than $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state.
AG Ferguson: Facebook gave false info in campaign suit
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a Facebook representative provided false testimony in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating state campaign finance laws.
Kirkland-based company fined more than $2.6M for timeshare exit scheme
Kirkland-based company Reed Hein & Associates must pay up $2.61 million to the state for a timeshare exit scheme affecting thousands of Washingtonians.