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AG Announces Settlement in Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Case

SEATTLE -- Attorney General Christine Gregoire today announced a national $51.5 million settlement with Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., the manufacturer of tires linked to 271 deaths and 700 injuries nationwide.

A 14-month investigation conducted by attorneys general from throughout the country centered on whether the tire giant withheld vital safety information from consumers, misrepresented the tires’ expected life and failed to live up to the terms of various recalls.

AG's Office Announces Recalled Tire Bounty

SEATTLE -- Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., will commence a "bounty program" designed to remove used recalled tires from the inventories of all used tire dealers, Attorney General Christine Gregoire announced.

The nationwide bounty program will begin immediately.

Under the program, any person who returns used recalled tires by following the Bridgestone/Firestone return program will receive $10 per tire. Anyone wishing to return used recalled tires and receive the bounty should contact Bridgestone/Firestone at 1-800-847-3272.

AG Files Junk Fax Lawsuit

SEATTLE -- Attorney General Christine Gregoire today filed a lawsuit against Tri-Star Marketing of Everett for illegally sending junk faxes across the country.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, names Tri-Star Marketing and its president and chief executive officer Dary G. Riedlinger. The lawsuit alleges the company faxed unsolicited advertisements in violation of the state’s Consumer Protection Act and the federal Telecommunications Act.

AG Sues Junk Fax Company

SEATTLE -- A California company has been sued by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office for sending unsolicited faxes advertising herbal Viagra and get-rich schemes to government offices, in violation of federal and state laws.

"This company wasn't very smart," said Attorney General Christine Gregoire. "Even after we warned them to stop, my office continued to receive dozens of these faxes."

AG Names Fairhurst New Chief of Revenue Division

OLYMPIA -- Attorney General Christine Gregoire today announced the appointment of Assistant Attorney General Mary E. Fairhurst as the next chief of the office's Revenue Division.

The division provides legal services to the Washington Department of Revenue, which administers and collects the state's major excise taxes. The Revenue Division also administers Washington's unclaimed-property law and addresses legal issues related to the administration of the state property-tax system.

AG FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SEATTLE FITNESS CLUB

SEATTLE -- The Attorney General filed a lawsuit against a Seattle athletic club for allegedly failing to provide services promised in their advertisements including free trial memberships, child care, personal trainers, and special services for the elderly.

“Consumers were promised anything to overcome their objections to joining this club,” said Attorney General Christine Gregoire. “If child care was a problem, it was available. If the facility was too small, an expansion was planned.”

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