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PennyBiddr agrees to cash out and refund consumers under agreement with Washington Attorney General

Some penny auctions use cheap tricks to cheat consumers, state warns

SEATTLE – Penny auction sites lure consumers with cheap prices on brand-name electronics, designer handbags and discounted store gift cards. But an investigation by the Washington Attorney General’s Office shows how some of these sites can fool consumers into paying big bucks on an auction with no winner. These sites use shill bids to drive up prices by one unlucky penny at a time.

Ethics board announces actions against state employees

Workers face Ethics Act fines for on-the-job shenanigans 

OLYMPIA — A state worker surfing for pornography while on the job, another using state computers exclusively for personal business and a yet another who made off with thousands of dollars in taxpayer-owned equipment are among those facing penalties from the Washington State Executive Ethics Board. Today, the board announced its most recent actions under state ethics laws.

McKenna, Reed urge 9th Circuit to overturn earlier felon voting decision

SEATTLE—In January, a split panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 ruling in Farrakhan v. Gregoire, overturning Washington’s felon disenfranchisement law, holding that it violates the federal Voting Rights Act and granting convicted felons in Washington the right to vote from prison and while on community supervision.

Washington Attorney General zooms in on LegalZoom’s claims

DIY legal forms aren’t a substitute for an attorney

SEATTLE – If you’ve watched cable TV, you’ve likely seen celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro tout his company, LegalZoom, as a way to start businesses, patent inventions and create wills. “We put the law on your side,” he says.

But the Washington Attorney General’s Office wants to be sure consumers aren’t misled by LegalZoom’s cost-saving claims.

Vancouver printer’s marketing practices left bad impression

SEATTLE – A Vancouver man who sells business cards and graphic design services over the Internet will refund customers who never received their orders under an agreement reached this month with the Washington Attorney General’s Office.

Joel McDonald sells graphic design and print services on Web sites including nwcreativeservices.com, designerbizcards.com and blueorbphoto.com.

Florida judge leaning toward moving forward on health care lawsuit

McKenna: “If the state attorneys general don’t defend their states' rights against unconstitutional federal encroachment, who will?”

OLYMPIA— The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made its second argument before a US District Court judge today, continuing efforts to fend off constitutional challenges to provisions of the nation’s new health care law.

FL Judge hears motion to dismiss multi-state health care suit Tuesday

OLYMPIA — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will make its second argument before a US District Court judge this week as it continues to fend off constitutional challenges to the nation’s new health care law.

On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Judge Roger Vinson of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida in Pensacola will hear the DOJ’s motion to dismiss a multistate suit brought by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, 18 other states, two individuals and the National Federation of Independent Business.

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