SEATTLE- A Seattle roofing-products manufacturer has agreed to pay restitution to hundreds of Washington consumers who purchased defective HO-25 or Horizon Shingles from the company between January 1990 and the present, Attorney General Christine Gregoire announced today.

Updated – Scroll down for information on case resolution.

SEATTLE - Attorney General Christine Gregoire has filed a lawsuit against a self-proclaimed natural medicine practitioner for making unsubstantiated medical claims about the effectiveness of "electrodermal testing" to diagnose certain health conditions.

SPOKANE -Feb. 13, 2003 - A firm that claims its magnetic mattress pads, seat covers and infrared mineral lamps provide relief for a host of medical conditions has been sued for making unsubstantiated health claims and failing to refund money to dissatisfied consumers, Attorney General Christine Gregoire said.

Olympia -6.19.03- The owner of the Branch Villa and Merry Haven nursing homes entered a guilty plea today in King County Superior Court to a criminal charge stemming from misusing resident trust funds.

OLYMPIA - June 16, 2003 - The Attorney General's Office has distributed $300,000 to health programs in Washington as part of the settlement of an anti-competitive drug pricing case.

SEATTLE - Attorney General Christine Gregoire has filed a lawsuit against a Seattle firm that charged a fee to provide certified public accountants with leads on clients, but then did not make good on its promises.

The firm, Marketing Systems of America, uses the Internet to advertise that it can provide accountants with lists of potential customers in need of accounting services.

Seattle - Sept. 7, 2001 - Washington state, along with 11 other states and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today filed settlement papers that clear the way for the merger of Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc.

Today's settlement was reached after the companies made major concessions, including agreeing to sell all of Texaco's refining and marketing assets in the United States to another buyer, possibly Shell.

EVERETT, Wash., March 22, 2001 - The operators of Pacific Siding Company of Bothell were charged today with eight counts of first degree theft in connection with the alleged theft of nearly $255,000 in state and local sales taxes.

Lana Martuscelli of the Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney General's office filed the felony charges in Snohomish County Superior Court against Melinda L. Miller and Stephan A. Johnson, both 43. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

Seattle -February 7, 2001- Operators of a cross-border lottery scam that targeted elderly Americans have agreed to pay more than $334,000 to settle a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of Washington and Arizona.

The operators of Canadian companies Win USA Services Ltd., IRAL Services Inc. and IRAL Enterprises Inc. bilked U.S. consumers out of more than $2.1 million by selling tickets in foreign lotteries while misrepresenting the odds of winning.

Olympia – October 24, 2001 - A settlement with the state will require King County to change its payroll deduction procedures, provide training on the new procedures, educate other public employers on proper payroll deduction procedures and pay a monetary penalty to settle claims that it illegally withheld money for political activities from employees’ paychecks.

"I’m pleased that we could reach an agreement with King County that saved the taxpayers the cost of a lawsuit on these issues," Attorney General Christine Gregoire said.