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Attorney General Rob McKenna issues statement on Costco decision

 

 

OLYMPIA…The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today issued an opinion in Costco Wholesale Corporation’s antitrust lawsuit challenging nine specific restraints on the sale and distribution of beer and wine in Washington. 

Reversing a district court decision, the Ninth Circuit found seven of the nine challenged regulations were valid.

Attorney General’s consumer protection, Internet safety and ethics bills scheduled for public hearings this week

OLYMPIA – Five bills requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna are scheduled for public hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The bills would help keep cell phone numbers private, make it a crime to view child pornography, allow non-commissioned police personnel to assist in child pornography investigations, remove the limit on ethics board penalties and costs and protect consumers from spyware.

Attorney General’s foreclosure rescue fraud and identity theft bills scheduled for public hearings tomorrow

OLYMPIA – Two bills requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would protect Washington residents from mortgage foreclosure scams and make it easier to prosecute identity theft cases are scheduled for public hearings on Friday, Jan. 25.

Protecting Washington residents from mortgage foreclosure scams

Attorney General’s Office settles with another ad firm accused of deceptive auto marketing

SEATTLE – Washington auto dealers, beware. The Attorney General’s Office today announced its third settlement in recent months involving car advertisements and says it is seeing an increase in out-of-state firms marketing new and used cars for local dealerships who don’t understand state laws.

Eminent domain bills to be heard tomorrow

OLYMPIA—The House Judiciary Committee will hear two government accountability bills tomorrow aimed at protecting landowners from losing their property to condemnation.

The measures, requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna and prime-sponsored by Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, will help property owners by narrowing the ability of government to condemn property due to blight and by informing them of their rights in such situations.