Companies bombarded Washingtonians with 13 million robocalls

Federal criminal case led to $100 million fine, possible jail time for CEO

SEATTLE — Today Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a civil lawsuit against Starkist, one of the world’s largest canned tuna manufacturers and the former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods, another large tuna manufacturer, over a price-fixing conspiracy that drove up the cost of packaged tuna for more than a decade, costing Washingtonians at least $6 million. Ferguson’s lawsuit makes Washington the first state to bring a case over this conspiracy.

JRK Residential Group violated the eviction moratorium by threatening tenants, starting to evict 14 tenants

Administration continues to pursue anti-environmental agenda in the midst of a pandemic

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to roll back federal emissions standards for cars and light-duty trucks.

DeVos blocking Dreamers and other Washington students from accessing money in the CARES Act intended to help college students impacted by COVID-19

*Updated 5/20/20 with link to Washington's motion for preliminary injuction

Thousands of Washingtonians will receive relief

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Santander Consumer USA Inc., the nation’s largest subprime auto financing company, will pay as much as $6.4 million to Washingtonians in the form of cash relief and loan forgiveness, following a years-long, multistate investigation into its lending and loan servicing practices.

Gyms received multiple warnings to stop endangering public health, have one final opportunity to avoid monetary penalties

Buckhorn mine releases pollutants into previously untouched streams

SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a federal lawsuit against two gold mining companies for violating the Clean Water Act and discharging illegal levels of pollutants into creeks in Okanogan County flowing into the Kettle River. The companies could face millions of dollars in penalties for Clean Water Act violations.

Seattle Pain Center providers routinely charged Medicaid for unnecessary urine tests

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Seattle Pain Center, a shuttered network of eight pain clinics formerly owned by Dr. Frank Li, will pay $1.1 million to Washington’s Medicaid program.

Ferguson, 23 other AGs, call for more transparency, flexibility and equity in the program

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is working with a coalition of 24 attorneys general who are calling for key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to ensure that funds are distributed fairly and equitably.