Washington State Attorney General

The Washington state attorney general’s office and Department of Social and Health Services have been fined $200,000 for withholding of evidence in an ongoing lawsuit. The costly legal blunders have come to light as Attorney General Bob Ferguson launches his run for governor.

On April 20, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1177 that establishes a cold case unit specifically for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people in the state.

The Washington state Attorney General's Office says a judge has ruled that Facebook owner Meta repeatedly and intentionally violated Washington campaign-finance law, and must pay penalties. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office said Friday that the penalties are to be determined and that the court also denied Meta’s effort to invalidate Washington’s law on political ad transparency.

California, Washington and 14 other states that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy electric-powered delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks. Three lawsuits, filed Thursday in New York and California by the states and environmental groups, demand that the Postal Service conduct a more thorough environmental review before moving forward with the next-generation vehicle program.

A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, after the state Supreme Court upheld a penalty twice that much.

A judge has overturned a new capital gains tax on high profit stocks, bonds and other assets that was approved by the Washington Legislature last year, ruling that it is an unconstitutional tax on income.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois-based COVID-19 testing company, accusing it of improperly handling tests and providing fake results.

The District of Columbia and three states — including Washington — are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a major student loan servicer will provide about $45 million in debt relief and restitution to settle the state's lawsuit that alleged it deceived loan seekers and engaged in unfair practices.

Three dozen criminal charges have been filed against Electron Hydro and its chief operating officer Thom Fischer in connection with a 2020 spill of crumb rubber into the Puyallup River.