Survey of law enforcement agencies finds more than 6,400 kits not yet submitted to crime lab for testing in Washington

OLYMPIA — The Attorney General’s Office has completed its inventory of Washington state’s unsubmitted sexual assault kits, finding 6,460 kits that have not yet been submitted for lab testing by local law enforcement agencies.

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he will return more than $2.2 million to Uber drivers affected by a November 2016 data breach at the international ride-sharing company.

UPDATE: This release was updated to reflect an amended complaint, filed on Oct. 9, 2018, which no longer names The Collection Group as a defendant. The amended complaint is available here.

Companies are still garnishing wages, seizing bank account funds and threatening to foreclose on homes based on thousands of unlawful judgments

Ferguson and team intend to maintain bragging rights

OLYMPIA — This evening, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and his softball team will go head-to-head with Governor Jay Inslee to continue the softball rivalry between the offices — and the AGO winning streak. Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice and former AAG Mary Fairhurst will again call the balls and strikes as umpire.

Federal government will pay $925,000, must test and begin implementing new technology to destroy hazardous vapors or lawsuit may resume

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy will conduct testing and, if successful, begin implementing a new system to treat or capture hazardous tank vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation within the next three years, under the terms of an agreement submitted to a federal court today.

Ferguson’s initiative now has ended no-poach provisions at 23 corporate chains

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that eight additional corporate, fast-food chains will end no-poach practices nationwide, joining 15 others. The 23 account for more than 67,000 locations nationwide and employ millions of workers. The companies will remove all no-poach clauses, which put downward pressure on wages and restrict worker mobility, from all current and future franchise contracts.

14^th legal victory by Washington State Attorney General against Trump Administration

Burns Towing Inc. auctioned off a Navy sailor’s car without legally required court order

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a lawsuit against a Tacoma-based towing company for illegally auctioning off a military service member’s vehicle while he was deployed at sea.

Eyman and associates face $1,000 per day in fines on top of $137,000 already accrued

UPDATE: The Attorney General's Office announced the claims process on April 3, 2019. Updated information is available here. 

Nearly $40M total paid total by the seven companies involved in the conspiracy