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Claims process now open in $12M Motel 6 privacy case

More than 100,000 guests whose private information was shared by Motel 6 eligible for part of $12M resolution

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the claims process is now open for more than 100,000 guests whose private information was released by national hotel chain Motel 6 without their knowledge or consent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Those individuals are eligible for their share of the $12 million resolution that resulted from Attorney General Ferguson’s lawsuit against Motel 6.

AG Ferguson: Immigration bond services company to provide more than $2.7 million in debt relief over English-only contracts

Libre by Nexus revised and translated their contract as a result of AG Ferguson’s investigation

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Libre by Nexus, an immigration bond services company, will provide more than $2.7 million in debt relief and refund a total of $58,800 to Washington-based consumers. The resolution is a result of an Attorney General’s Office investigation into the company’s contract practices, which left clients confused about the monthly fees and obligations of Libre’s program.

El Procurador General Bob Ferguson impugna el intento del presidente Trump de eliminar las garantías de protección de los niños inmigrantes

El Procurador General Bob Ferguson impugna el intento del presidente Trump de eliminar las garantías de protección de los niños inmigrantes

Entrevistas del Estado de Washington con niños inmigrantes revelan las deplorables condiciones en centros de detención federal.

Jersey Mike’s will pay $150K to resolve AG Ferguson’s first no-poach lawsuit

Resolves first AG lawsuit against a company for its use of no-poach clauses

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that restaurant chain Jersey Mike’s will pay $150,000 to resolve a lawsuit over its use of no-poach provisions. The company will not add provisions to new contracts and will remove provisions from all of its franchise contracts nationwide, benefiting thousands of workers across the country.

Wapato City Council to undergo ethics, open government training as a result of AG lawsuit

City commits not to pay city administrator’s unlawful contract

YAKIMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today, as a result of his lawsuit, the Wapato City Council and all Wapato city officers will undergo ethics and open government trainings and commit to not paying former City Administrator Juan Orozco’s unlawful contract, and to not employ Orozco in the future.

AG Ferguson files lawsuit challenging repeal and replacement of Clean Power Plan

EPA’s new “Affordable Clean Energy” rule neither clean nor affordable, increased pollution will likely cause thousands more illnesses and deaths per year

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson, in a coalition of 22 states and seven local governments, today challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan and replace it with the “Affordable Clean Energy” rule, which would not require significant carbon emission reductions.