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16,377 Washington state borrowers received relief
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Attorney General’s Opinion addresses public hospital districts and reproductive health
SEATTLE—The Attorney General’s Office today released a formal Attorney General’s Opinion in response to a request by Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island.
Ranker asked if a public hospital district violates Initiative 120 if it solely contracts with a health care provider that does not provide reproductive care services such as contraception.
Attorney General Ferguson selects FTC Official as new Chief Deputy
Horn has long history with AGO
SEATTLE— Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he has selected David Horn, Assistant Regional Director for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and former Assistant Attorney General, to serve as his Chief Deputy, the highest ranking legal position in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).
Washington wins important case for Hanford cleanup
US Court of Appeals directs federal government to move forward on licensing Yucca Mountain repository
SEATTLE—Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced an important ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the lengthy effort to build a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
Attorney General’s Office stops deceptive marketing of prescription drug discount card
OLYMPIA – The Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has successfully stopped deceptive marketing by a prescription drug discount card.
AG Ferguson, other Attorneys General, resolve unapproved marketing and misuse of kidney drug
Wyeth Pharmaceutical to
pay $491M, Washington state will receive $261K
SEATTLE — Attorney General
Bob Ferguson announced today that Washington has joined with other states and
the federal government in
a $491 million settlement against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., a
pharmaceutical company acquired by Pfizer Inc. in 2009.
Seattle cab driver faces 15 felony counts for workers’ comp fraud
Courtesy of Department of Labor and Industries
TUMWATER – The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) says a 54 year old Seattle man has been charged with 15 counts of second degree theft in connection with more than $262,000 he received in workers’ compensation and other benefits.
AG’s Criminal Justice Division commits Cowlitz County sex predator, prevents release to community
OLYMPIA—The Attorney General’s Office this week successfully committed a sexually violent predator (SVP) to the state’s Special Commitment Center, preventing his release into the community.
Garner “Dennis” Chastain, 60, pled guilty to Attempted Child Molestation in the second degree in Cowlitz County for molesting his step-grandson on multiple occasions in 2007. He was sentenced to 60 months and scheduled for release on December 28, 2011. He was previously charged with four counts of sexual abuse of a minor for molesting multiple boys in Alaska in 1996.
Nine Attorneys General Voice Strong Opposition to Federal Override Provisions in Proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act
State environmental laws would be preempted under proposed law
SEATTLE — Today, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and eight other Attorneys General from around the country released a letter they sent to Congress strongly objecting to provisions in the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S.1009) that would override state environmental laws.
Ferguson Files Complaint Against Spokane Credit Card Processing Scammers
SPOKANE — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a complaint against two businessmen and their credit card processing companies for allegedly scamming small business owners.
“Scamming small business owners in Washington will not be tolerated,” said Ferguson. “When businesses don’t play by the rules, the Attorney General’s Office will hold them accountable.”