Other LanguagesMientras los habitantes de Washington buscan formas de ayudar a las personas afectadas por los devastadores incendios forestales en la zona de Spokane y otras partes del estado, la Oficina del Procurador General aconseja a la población tomar precauciones para garantizar que las donaciones se destinen a organizaciones benéficas de confianza.
As Washingtonians seek ways to help people affected by devastating wildfires in the Spokane area and other parts of the state, the Attorney General’s Office encourages people to take precautions to ensure donations go to reputable charities.
Washingtonians will receive nearly $1 million in restitution through a bipartisan multistate settlement with GS Labs resolving claims that the company, which ran COVID-19 testing sites, overcharged patients and failed to deliver timely test results.
Attorney General Nick Brown today issued an investor alert to warn Washingtonians about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating across Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Hyundai and Kia will provide restitution to consumers and fixes to eligible vehicles under a settlement reached by Attorney General Nick Brown and 35 other state attorneys general for the automakers’ sale of millions of vehicles nationwide that lacked industry-standard, anti-theft technology.
Washington consumers should be on the lookout for possible scams involving charities requesting donations via a smartphone through the tap-to-pay feature.
Dozens of Washington consumers will receive refunds, with the average totaling about $2,500, from an online clothing retailer as part of a settlement resolving claims the company deceptively steered shoppers into recurring monthly payments that were difficult to cancel.
SEATTLE – With a new state law limiting rent increases now in effect, the Attorney General’s Office is informing tenants of their rights and how to file a complaint if they receive an unlawful rent hike.
SEATTLE – La Attorney General’s Office (Oficina del Procurador General) informa a los inquilinos sobre sus derechos según una ley estatal reciente que limita los aumentos de alquiler y comparte cómo presentar una queja si reciben un aumento de alquiler ilegal.
OLYMPIA — Following 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy filing, the Attorney General’s Office reminds Washingtonians of their right to genetic data privacy and ability to request data deletion. 23andMe is a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that collects and analyzes individual’s sensitive and unique genetic information.