Lawsuit seeks to invalidate administrator’s contract, pay back salary

YAKIMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today against the city administrator of Wapato, accusing him of using his former position as mayor to unlawfully enrich himself. The lawsuit also names the Wapato City Council and the current mayor of Wapato for their roles in approving the scheme.

EPA’s revision violates Clean Water Act, lawsuit argues

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to revise Washington’s water quality standards. These standards, which apply specifically to Washington, are used to determine how clean the state’s waters must be in order to protect human health.

Represents the largest trial award in a consumer protection case ever brought by the Washington State Attorney General

Washington State Supreme Court unanimously affirms Arlene’s Flowers decision

Lawsuit filed in Spokane — Unprecedented rule puts provider beliefs ahead of patient needs

SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “conscience rule,” which gives health care professionals broad discretion to refuse lawful and medically necessary care to patients for religious or moral reasons, even when the patient’s life is at risk.

Haueter family operated four sham charities, keeping more than $1M from Washington donors for themselves

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that as a result of his lawsuit, a family who operated a group of sham charities are banned for life from all activity in the charity sector and must pay nearly $300,000 to the Attorney General’s Office. A judge previously ruled that the Haueters broke the law in multiple ways operating its charities.

Los consumidores ahora tienen hasta el 17 de junio para presentar sus solicitudes de indemnización para el reembolso de dinero relacionado al caso de tubos de rayos catódicos.

OLYMPIA — El procurador general Bob Ferguson anunció hoy que los consumidores cuentan con un mes más para obtener su parte de los casi $40 millones recuperados por Ferguson en el caso de fijación de precios de CRT. El plazo para presentar una solicitud de indemnización se extiende hasta el 17 de junio del 2019.

Consumers now have until June 17 to submit their claims for restitution money in CRT case

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced consumers have an additional month to obtain their share of a nearly $40 million recovery in Ferguson’s CRT price-fixing case. The deadline to file a claim is extended to June 17, 2019.

To file a claim, visit www.crtsettlement.atg.wa.gov to fill out a form, or call 800-332-9084.

Ferguson’s initiative has benefited workers at 62 corporate chains

Health system must relinquish control of surgery center