King County Superior Court judge denied Jersey Mike’s motion to dismiss

SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge ruled that Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s case against restaurant chain Jersey Mike’s may proceed. Jersey Mike’s previously filed a motion to dismiss Ferguson’s case against the company asserting the company’s use of no-poach provisions violates antitrust provisions of the state Consumer Protection Act.

Lawsuit asserts LuLaRoe deceived thousands of consultants

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a lawsuit against multi-level marketing business LuLaRoe and several of its “home office” executives, alleging that the company’s former bonus structure constituted a pyramid scheme. The lawsuit also asserts that LuLaRoe’s claims regarding sustainability, profitability and inventory refunds are unfair and deceptive.

AG Ferguson: Furloughed federal workers should stay alert to avoid shutdown scams

OLYMPIA — Resources are available for federal employees in Washington who are furloughed or working without pay, and other workers who are affected by the partial federal government shutdown, to help them make financial decisions and avoid scams associated with the shutdown.

Navy ignored concerns raised by EPA, Washington Department of Ecology

OLYMPIA — In a letter to the federal government, Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his intent to join a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Navy’s process to scrape the hulls of decommissioned vessels, which leads to ongoing pollution of Sinclair Inlet and harms salmon and orcas.

Texas judge struck down law that protects tribal role in custody cases

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 states to urge a federal appeals court to preserve the federal Indian Child Welfare Act after a lower court struck down the law. The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is also part of the case defending the act.

Attorney General Ferguson 18-0 against Trump Administration

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today issued the following statement after a federal judge in New York struck down the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question about citizenship status in the 2020 U.S. Census. The Court enjoined the Census Bureau from adding the question to the nationwide census.

The 50 chains have more than 100,000 locations nationwide

Attorney General Ferguson is now 17-0 in litigation against the Trump Administration

Washington Supreme Court rules AG campaign finance case against Freedom Foundation can proceed

Court: Law is clear, campaign finance rules apply to local ballot measures

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s campaign finance case against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, upholding the unanimous appeals court decision to allow the case to continue.

Attorney General's Office has set up an email, 911outage@atg.wa.gov, for Washingtonians to send their stories

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants to hear from Washingtonians impacted by last month’s statewide 911 outage.

Ferguson asks Washingtonians impacted by the outage to share their stories by emailing them to 911outage@atg.wa.gov.