4 more years of Inslee? How Democrats running for governor say they differ: How would the leading Democratic candidates for Washington governor differ from four ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/4-more-years-of-inslee-how-democrats-running-for-governor-say-they-differ/
Washington state sues to block proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger: Washington state has sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons ...
apnews.com/article/kroger-albertsons-merger-washington-lawsuit-35681b212a416d19d24d1a3a8126f4ca
Quick Glance: Washington State Takes Legal Action Against Kroger and Albertsons Merger
- Washington's Attorney General filed a lawsuit to halt the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons.
- Kroger and Albertsons dominate over half of the state's grocery sales.
- The lawsuit received support from United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 3000.
- Kroger and Albertsons reached an agreement to merge in 2022.
Shoppers love WA’s move to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, but legal experts are puzzled
seattletimes.com/business/washington-suit-to-block-kroger-albertsons-merger-gets-mixed-reaction/
Fundraising complaints against Bob Ferguson dismissed: The Public Disclosure Commission dismissed complaints against Attorney General Bob Ferguson after he ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fundraising-complaints-against-bob-ferguson-dismissed/
Attorney General Bob Ferguson campaign finance saga not quite over: A state campaign watchdog put off action Thursday on a proposed deal to dismiss complaints ...
columbian.com/news/2023/dec/08/attorney-general-bob-ferguson-campaign-finance-saga-not-quite-over/
WA AG sues O’Reilly Auto Parts, says pregnant workers faced discrimination: OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday he was suing ...
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/17/wa-ag-sues-oreilly-auto-parts-says-pregnant-workers-faced-discrimination/
OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly fabricated fake embezzlement claims: AI "hallucinations" are leading people to completely made-up information presented as ...
mashable.com/article/openai-chatgpt-defamation-lawsuit-details
Google agrees to pay Washington state $40 million over location tracking claims: Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Washington accusing ...
androidcentral.com/apps-software/google-privacy-settlement-with-washington-state
Slog AM: Amazon Faces Facial Recognition Suit, More Train Wrecks, Trump's Back on YouTube
thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/03/17/78906465/slog-am-amazon-faces-facial-recognition-suit-more-train-wrecks-trumps-back-on-youtube
Albertsons cleared to pay controversial dividend ahead of Kroger merger: The $4 billion pay from Albertsons to its shareholders ahead of a proposed merger with ...
oregonlive.com/business/2023/01/albertsons-can-pay-controversial-dividend-ahead-of-kroger-merger.html
Court rejects deception charges against Savers Value Village: SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court handed the thrift store chain Savers Value ...
columbian.com/news/2023/feb/23/court-rejects-deception-charges-against-savers-value-village/
WA Supreme Court clears way for Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend: Washington's highest court swept aside a last legal obstacle to a $4 billion dividend by ...
seattletimes.com/business/wa-supreme-court-oks-albertsons-merger-4-billion-dividend/
WA AG sues Seattle-area plastic surgery provider, alleging fake reviews: The lawsuit alleges Allure Esthetic went to extreme measures, even suing anonymous ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-ag-sues-seattle-area-plastic-surgery-provider-alleging-fake-reviews/
Judge orders Federal Way gun store to stop magazine sales: SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge has ordered a Federal Way gun shop to stop selling ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jan/07/judge-orders-federal-way-gun-store-to-stop-magazine-sales/
WA gun shop that defied new law must stop selling high-capacity magazines: A King County judge has ordered a Federal Way gun shop owner to stop unlawfully ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-gun-shop-that-defied-new-law-must-stop-selling-high-capacity-magazines/
Washington attorney general pushes to strengthen laws against robocalls: Bad news. Your car's extended warranty has expired. No, wait, your health insurance ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/30/washington-attorney-general-pushes-to-strengthen-laws-against-robocalls/
WA attorney general seeks $1.5M to combat organized retail crime: The annual funding will go toward hiring ten people to establish an organized retail crime unit ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-attorney-general-seeks-1-5m-to-to-combat-organized-retail-crime/
Kroger-Albertsons merger spotlights a popular private equity tactic: Cerberus Capital Management has long attracted controversy. Now the firm is trying to pull ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/17/business/dealbook/kroger-albertsons-merger-private-equity-tactic.html
Washington attorney general sues Kroger, Albertsons, Rite Aid over opioid crisis: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday his office is ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/22/washington-attorney-general-sues-kroger-albertsons-rite-aid-over-opioid-crisis/
WA sues to block $4 billion Albertsons dividend ahead of Kroger merger: Washington has filed suit to stop a $4 billion investor dividend by Albertson as part of ...
seattletimes.com/business/wa-sues-to-block-4-billion-albertsons-dividend-ahead-of-kroger-merger/
Facebook parent company fined $25M for WA campaign finance violations: Attorney General Bob Ferguson had asked for the maximum possible fine after his office had ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/facebook-parent-company-fined-25m-for-wa-campaign-finance-violations/
Slog AM: Cop Budget Talks Today, Meta Fined Millions, and Bob Ferguson Dunks on Homophobic College
thestranger.com/slog-am/2022/10/27/78665792/slog-am-cop-budget-talks-today-meta-fined-millions-and-bob-ferguson-dunks-on-homophobic-college
Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson argued that the maximum was appropriate ...
denver7.com/news/national/meta-fined-24-7m-for-campaign-finance-disclosure-violations
Albertsons $4B payout to shareholders amid merger paused: SEATTLE — A judge in Washington state has temporarily blocked Albertsons from paying a $4 billion ...
columbian.com/news/2022/nov/03/albertsons-4b-payout-to-shareholders-amid-merger-paused/
Meta must pay $10.5M to cover WA legal fees in campaign violation case: Facebook parent's company, Meta, must pay Washington $10.5 million in legal fees ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/meta-must-pay-10-5m-to-cover-wa-legal-fees-in-campaign-violation-case/
Washington reaches $10M settlement with Tyson Foods in chicken price fixing: Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest chicken producer, will pay Washington $10 ...
columbian.com/news/2022/oct/25/washington-reaches-10m-settlement-with-tyson-foods-in-chicken-price-fixing/
Federal judge rules WA gold mine violated Clean Water Act more than 3,000 times: A federal judge ruled that operators of the Buckhorn Mountain gold mine in ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/federal-judge-rules-wa-gold-mine-violated-clean-water-act-more-than-3000-times/
Washington state judge rules Facebook violated campaign finance rules: King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North said Facebook repeatedly violated campaign ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/02/facebook-political-ads-details/
$500M-plus from opioid deal starts heading to Washington: Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the first payments from a $518 million settlement will begin ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/500m-plus-from-opioid-deal-starts-heading-to-wa/
Tim Eyman forced to sell house to pay campaign finance fines, debts: Eyman will sell his portion of his former Mukilteo home to his ex-wife for more than $900 ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/tim-eyman-forced-to-sell-house-to-pay-campaign-finance-fines-debts/
Millions from opioid settlement can offer healing — if leaders act: At every event we attend, we hear about the devastating loss of loved ones from the opioid ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/millions-from-opioid-settlement-can-offer-healing-if-leaders-act/
Meta found guilty of flouting Washington political ad laws – again: Hundreds of 'intentional' violations could cost Zuck and Co $30k each
theregister.com/2022/09/06/meta_guilty_again_of_violating/
Facebook asks court to throw out parts of Washington campaign finance law: Meta, Facebook's parent company, is asking a court to strike down parts of ...
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/19/facebook-asks-court-to-throw-out-parts-of-washington-campaign-finance-law/
‘Roe’ ruling could jeopardize other civil liberties, Washington AG says: On the eve of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Attorney General Bob Ferguson ...
columbian.com/news/2022/jun/26/roe-ruling-could-jeopardize-other-civil-liberties-washington-ag-says/
Anti-taxer Tim Eyman forced to sell home to pay millions in fines: Eyman was fined more than $2.6 million in February 2021 after a Washington judge found he had ...
oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/08/anti-taxer-tim-eyman-forced-to-sell-home-to-pay-millions-in-fines.html
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Washougal towing company to compensate service members after illegally selling vehicles
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/04/washougal-towing-company-to-compensate-service-members-after-illegally-selling-vehicles/
Washington task force issues first guidance regarding missing and murdered Indigenous people
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/02/washington-task-force-issues-first-guidance-regarding-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people/
Combat organized retail theft in WA with coordinated, sustained effort: Organized retail theft isn’t isolated to Seattle and King County. It occurs in Tacoma ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/combat-organized-retail-theft-with-coordinated-sustained-effort/
WA attorney general announces $518M proposed settlement agreement with 3 opioid distributors
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-attorney-general-announces-518m-proposed-settlement-agreement-with-3-opioid-distributors/
Juul settles Washington state deceptive advertising suit for $22.5M: E-cigarette company Juul will pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3266658-juul-settles-washington-state-deceptive-advertising-suit-for-22-5m/
Washington creates nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people
thehill.com/news/3255801-washington-creates-nations-first-statewide-alert-system-for-missing-indigenous-people/
TurboTax to pay nearly $4M to deceived WA taxpayers, $141M nationwide: The more than 121,000 Washingtonians who paid to use TurboTax when they were eligible to ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/turbotax-to-pay-nearly-4m-to-deceived-wa-taxpayers-141m-nationwide/
WA to get $183M from Purdue Pharma settlement, more than double original proposal
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-to-get-183m-from-purdue-pharma-settlement-more-than-double-original-proposal/
Fine with fines? Amazon isn’t making enough changes to protect warehouse workers, WA state agency says
seattletimes.com/business/fine-with-fines-amazon-isnt-making-enough-changes-to-protect-warehouse-workers-state-says/
‘Sold by Amazon’ program shut down after WA attorney general’s antitrust investigation
seattletimes.com/business/sold-by-amazon-program-shut-down-after-wa-attorney-generals-antitrust-investigation/
Three U.S. states, D.C. sue Google over location-tracking: Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL ...
reuters.com/technology/washington-dc-sues-google-over-location-tracking-practices-statement-2022-01-24/
Google shouldn’t know where you are if you don’t want it to: Lawsuit alleges the tech giant made it "nearly impossible" for users to avoid sharing ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/google-shouldnt-know-where-you-are-if-you-dont-want-it-to/
Washington AG: $45M settlement with student loan company: OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a student loan servicer will ...
columbian.com/news/2022/jan/13/washington-ag-45m-settlement-with-student-loan-company/
AG says he forced Amazon to shut down “unlawful price-fixing” program: Amazon suspended program amid investigation, is now forbidden from restarting it.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/ag-says-he-forced-amazon-to-shut-down-unlawful-price-fixing-program/
Washington state, in $95 billion opioid trial, blames drug distributors for crisis
reuters.com/world/us/mckesson-drug-distributors-face-95-billion-opioid-trial-washington-state-2021-11-15/
Washington state starts trial against 3 opioid distributors, claiming firms didn’t do enough to stem illegal use
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-states-trial-against-3-major-opioid-distributors-opens-monday-in-seattle/
Washington state AG Bob Ferguson suing chicken producers over alleged long-running price conspiracy
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-state-ag-bob-ferguson-suing-chicken-producers-over-alleged-long-running-price-conspiracy/
Greyhound Agrees to Pay $2.2 Million Over Immigration Sweeps on Buses: The settlement will provide restitution to passengers who were detained ...
nytimes.com/2021/09/29/us/greyhound-lawsuit-immigration.html
Greyhound Lines settles lawsuit over immigration sweeps: Greyhound Lines will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over allowing U.S. Customs & Border Protection ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/27/greyhound-lines-settles-lawsuit-over-immigration-sweeps/5890003001/
Opioid peddlers get a free pass, but the fight is not over: The proposed settlements by the corporations that helped fuel the opioid crisis make a mockery of ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/opioid-peddlers-get-a-free-pass-but-the-fight-is-not-over/
Three Officers Charged in Manuel Ellis Death After He Said 'I Can't Breathe': One year after Manuel Ellis died during a police encounter, three officers have ...
blackenterprise.com/three-officers-charged-in-manuel-ellis-death-after-he-said-i-cant-breathe/
LuLaRoe to pay $4.75 million to settle Washington state pyramid scheme lawsuit: California-based multi-level marketing business LuLaRoe is paying $4 ...
seattletimes.com/business/lularoe-to-pay-4-75m-to-settle-washington-state-pyramid-scheme-lawsuit/
McKinsey to pay $573M for role in opioid crisis: The firm agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in advising companies on how to “supercharge” opioid ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/04/mckinsey-pay-role-opioid-crisis/115436028/
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