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Tacoma trial: ICE detention center will defend claims it doesn't pay detainees enough
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A jury trial is set to begin today against a privately operated detention center on claims it fails to pay federal detainees minimum wage. -
Appeals court tosses Washington AG's lawsuit against Value Village
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson cited the wrong statute when he accused a retail chain of deceiving consumers into thinking they helped charities by purchasing donated goods, an appeals court ruled, finding the state’s consumer protection statute was too broad to cover speech involving charitable donations. -
Consumer Brands Association fails in appeal of $18M Wash. penalty over GMO ballot measure
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Court of Appeals has affirmed an $18 million penalty against the Grocery Manufacturers Association. -
Greyhound takes tussle with Wash. AG to Ninth Circuit
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Greyhound really wants to take its fight with the Washington attorney general to federal court. -
Wash. AG's lawsuit against Greyhound sent back to state court
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson will get his wish after a federal judge sent his lawsuit against Greyhound Lines back to a state court. -
Greyhound says Wash. AG's lawsuit over border patrol searches should stay in federal court
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Why should a dispute over the access given to federal officials be heard in a state court, Greyhound is asking as it fights a lawsuit by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. -
Wash. AG urges judge to let his lawsuit against Greyhound proceed
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is fighting to keep his civil rights lawsuit against Greyhound alive. -
Greyhound asks judge to toss Washington's lawsuit over Customs & Border searches
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington attorney general’s attempt to force Greyhound from banning border patrol officers from its buses is preempted by federal law, the company recently said. -
Wash. AG says canned tuna conspiracy cost citizens at least $6 million
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing the canned tuna industry over a price-fixing conspiracy that led to a nine-figure criminal penalty for one of the defendants. -
Company claiming it has COVID-19 vaccine gets sued by Washington State
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A Washington business claiming to have a coronavirus vaccine has been sued by the Washington attorney general. -
Washington state claims three major drug companies failed to report, stop 'suspicious opioid' shipments
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – The state of Washington has filed a lawsuit against three major prescription opioid distributors alleging the companies' negligence was a significant factor in the state's opioid epidemic. -
Just before trial, Washington AG Ferguson's Ethicon case against Johnson & Johnson settles
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit launched by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson against Johnson & Johnson for a pelvic mesh implant it sold called the “Ethicon” has been settled out of court according to a report from Courtroom View Network (CVN). -
Washington suit against Ethicon over pelvic mesh implant begins Monday
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – The lawsuit of Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon for selling a pelvic mesh implant to women that allegedly caused chronic pain, infections and medical complications will begin on Monday, April 22, another in a long line of lawsuits over the past several years that contend the implants are dangerous. -
Conservative activist Eyman 'in a quandary' following judge's decision in Wash. AG's lifetime ban request
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Longtime Washington conservative activist Tim Eyman says he is unsure of his next move following a decision by a judge in the state's capital late last week to not rule out punishing him with what Eyman feels is a lifetime ban on political activity. -
Free speech group supports conservative activist Eyman in battle with Washington attorney general
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A First Amendment advocacy group's amicus brief and more details from Washington's attorney general are among recent filings ahead of Friday's hearing over a possible punishment for longtime conservative activist Tim Eyman. -
Washington State joins suit against U.S. Navy over ship hull scraping in Puget Sound
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — The state of Washington has joined a lawsuit filed by the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and the Suquamish Tribe against the U.S. Navy over pollution of the Sinclair Inlet due to the hull scraping of decommissioned vessels. -
A conservative activist and the Democrat AG he says is persecuting him are headed for their final showdown in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Longtime conservative activist Tim Eyman says the state of Washington is out to politically silence him. -
Washington attorney general: 50 corporate chains agree to eliminate 'no-poach' clauses
OLYMPIA — Fifty corporate chains with more than 100,000 locations throughout the country have agreed to do away with "no-poach" clauses in their franchise agreements which prevent employees from moving to other stores within the chain, according to the Washington state Attorney General's Office. -
Washington state could join legal fight against U.S. Navy over Puget Sound Shipyard pollution
OLYMPIA —Washington state is threatening to join a legal battle involving the U.S. Navy's pollution of Washington State's Puget Sound due to the scrapping of the hull on a decommissioned aircraft carrier, according to the state's attorney general. -
Washington attorney general: Business created illegal 'pyramid scheme' bonus structure
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A California-based multi-level marketing business and some of its executives face a lawsuit from the Washington Attorney General's Office over the company's "pyramid scheme" bonuses for consumers who become consultants and false claims of high profits relating to its business model.