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Other LanguagesCalifornia-based law firm Prestige Legal Solutions to pay $125,000 to settle claims of deceptive advertising
Prestige Legal Solutions, a California-based law firm with offices in Washington, will pay $125,000 to settle claims that the firm sent misleading letters to more than 700,000 Washingtonians deceptively implying that their cars were “lemons” subject to a safety recall or class action settlement.
WA to receive half a million dollars as part of multistate settlement over 23andMe genetic data breach
A coalition of 42 attorneys general, including Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, today announced a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of more than 220,000 customers in Washington state.
AG Brown co-leads coalition challenging Warner Bros./Paramount merger
Attorney General Nick Brown today co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood’s five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable companies, extinguishing competition between Paramount and Warner Bros. and inflicting substantial harm on movie theaters, basic cable distributors and, ultimately, audiences nationwide.
Washington State leads lawsuit to prevent Department of Education’s cuts to school mental health grants
Attorney General Nick Brown led a lawsuit today with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the administration plans to terminate these grants at the end of July, which is projected to cost Washington schools and universities over $20 million.
Washington Attorney General’s Office begins trial Monday against Albertsons for fueling opioid crisis
The Washington Attorney General’s Office will open its trial against Albertsons on Monday, July 13th, in King County Superior Court, before Judge Janet Helson. In this trial, currently scheduled to last through the beginning of September, the AG’s office alleges that Albertsons’ pharmacies failed in their responsibility to help prevent the misuse of opioids, which fueled the opioid crisis that continues to kill thousands of Washingtonians every year.
Judge sides with WA, will permit health inspections at the GEO Group’s Detention Facility
Washington has won two preliminary injunction orders against The GEO Group in which a federal judge said the company is likely to lose its fight to try to prevent Washington State Department of Health (DOH) inspectors from entering its Tacoma facility that it operates as the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center.
Block Inc., owner of Cash App, settles two disputes with WA
Attorney General Nick Brown today announced two separate settlements with Block, the company behind the peer-to-peer payments app Cash App.
WA and other states sue HUD to block new changes to funding addressing homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is attempting yet again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in nearly 3,000 Washingtonians losing their homes, Attorney General Nick Brown argued in a lawsuit on behalf of a multistate coalition filed in federal court today.
AG Brown leads multistate opposition to Postal Service’s attempt to undermine voting rights
Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service’s attempt to aid the President’s efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking the Postal Service to withdraw the proposed rule.