Other LanguagesHyundai 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.
Attorney General Nick Brown announced that new instructions are available to help eligible consumers receive payment from a $700 million settlement the AG’s office and a coalition of 52 other attorneys general reached with Google in 2023.
Confluence Health has refunded more than $1.8 million to patients following an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office. The investigation found that Confluence repeatedly failed to refund patients who paid for hospital care but were eligible for charity care.
Washington consumers should be on the lookout for possible scams involving charities requesting donations via a smartphone through the tap-to-pay feature.
Bonaventure Senior Living has agreed to pay $7 million to improve its services and a $250 credit to each of about 800 Washington residents, following a consumer protection investigation into complaints of inadequate care at 10 senior living facilities in the state.
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.
A King County judge has ordered two people and their companies to pay more than $7 million after finding them liable for operating a statewide, multi-year scheme to gain control of deceased strangers’ estates and divert money away from their rightful heirs.
According to allegations in a lawsuit filed today by Washington and four other states, Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws when they struck a deal earlier this year that cements Zillow’s dominance in the market for online rental ads.
On the heels of a $1.4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), property management company Greystar reached an agreement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to resolve allegations the company violated state and federal laws protecting military service members from illegal housing fees.
SEATTLE — A federal judge who previously ruled Google held an illegal monopoly over internet search traffic has curtailed the company's ability to enter into exclusive search contracts and will require it to share certain data with competitors under an order issued Tuesday.