Other LanguagesThe Washington State Attorney General’s Office and Department of Social and Health Services today issued the following answers to questions about the status of the Rekhter v. Washington Department of Social and Health Services case:
AGO & BBB help consumers during Financial Literacy Month
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has teamed up with Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington for Financial Literacy Month.
Legal action taken by the Washington State Attorney General (AGO) against foreclosure trustee Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington (QLS) has stopped unfair and deceptive business practices. QLS is one of the largest foreclosure trustees in Washington state.
New laws will help protect veterans against Pension Poacher scams and increase economic protections for military servicemembers
Two
bills requested by Attorney General Bob Ferguson to protect veterans
and military families were signed into law today by Governor Jay Inslee.
The bills received broad bipartisan support. The new laws will take
effect June 12, 2014.
Shines light on dangers of mixing caffeine and alcohol
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that a multi-state
settlement has been reached with Phusion Projects, LLC., Jaisen Freeman,
Christopher Hunter, and Jeffrey Wright (collectively, “Phusion”).
As donors consider contributing to relief efforts for the Snohomish County mudslide tragedy, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Secretary of State Kim Wyman are urging consumers to be on guard against scam artists who try to take advantage of the situation.
Fortune 500 company will adopt new policy effective April 1, 2014
After Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a petition in court regarding its investigation of O’Reilly Automotive Inc.’s policy of not providing healthcare benefits to the same-sex spouses of its Washington employees, O’Reilly announced it will now extend healthcare coverage to same-sex spouses of its employees in Washington and other states recognizing marriage equality. This new healthcare policy is effective April 1, 2014.
O’Reilly refuses to provide records requested by the Attorney General
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office today filed a petition in King County Superior Court to enforce a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) issued to O’Reilly Auto Parts.
AGO offers multiple ways to help consumers
It is almost impossible not to be a consumer. Whether a purchase is made online or in a store down the street, whenever you engage in some kind of business transaction you are a consumer.
Consumers encouraged to file claims to receive share of $310M settlement
Estimated $500,000 returned to Washington state agencies
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that consumers may now file claims to recover money from the manufacturers of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) computer chips. These consumer payments will settle multi-state antitrust allegations that the manufacturers conspired to fix prices.