Other LanguagesWashington AG Nick Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general today are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rulemaking on hidden and deceptive rental housing fee practices.
The debt collection agency Renton Collections Inc. will provide $1.5 million in debt relief to settle a lawsuit by the Attorney General’s Office over the company’s failure to disclose to about 400,000 Washingtonians their right to request crucial information about their medical debt.
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.
El procurador general Nick Brown y otros 12 procuradores generales anunciaron hoy una demanda en contra de OneMain Financial, Inc. y sus subsidiarias, alegando que la entidad de crédito a plazos cobró a clientes en todo el país cientos de millones de dólares en comisiones e intereses ocultos.
Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general today announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and its related entities, alleging that the installment lender charged consumers nationwide hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees and interest.
A bill requested by Attorney General Nick Brown to prevent scam artists from profiting off dead strangers’ estates passed the Legislature today with bipartisan support and now heads to the Governor’s desk for his signature.
Attorney General Nick Brown released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services:
Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing to block President Trump’s latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump’s most recent efforts to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional approval.
Attorney General Nick Brown filed a lawsuit Tuesday against several companies that operate unlicensed electronic gambling applications (casino apps) which have taken more than $225 million from Washingtonians since September 2020.
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.