Other LanguagesFlorida firm faces lawsuit over spam called “as illegal as it is annoying”
SEATTLE – Spammers have discovered one of the most popular forms of modern communication: text messages. Unwanted word-filled bubbles now pop up on mobile phone screens, pitching products and frustrating consumers. Over a period of two days in May, for example, a Florida company blistered Washington state residents with tens of thousands of texts offering “quick cash” from payday loans. The Washington State Attorney General today fired back with a first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
McKenna and Attorneys General Koster and Zoeller call on Congress to take action to protect kids from being advertised for sex
SEATTLE – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office yesterday settled a lawsuit filed by sex trafficking site Backpage.com against Washington state.
SEATTLE, WA – Washington State Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson
announced the names of his transition committee today. Comprised of a
statewide coalition of civic and legal community leaders, transition
committee members will lend expertise from law enforcement, civil
litigation practice, and both the public and private sectors to advise
Ferguson as he prepares to take office.
State’s consumer watchdogs also have advice for consumers who need furnace and other repairs
SEATTLE –
Last year, Gordon Bradford received unwelcome news during a yearly
furnace inspection. A technician from Dick’s Heating and Air
Conditioning said a heat exchanger hole made the furnace unsafe.
Replacing the part, said the technician, would cost more than a new
furnace. After spending $5,000 on a new machine, Bradford examined the
old one. He didn’t find any holes on the heat exchanger.
Advice for surviving “Black Friday” and beyond
SEATTLE – It’s become a yearly tradition at the Attorney General’s Office to release a list of holiday shopping tips. This year, Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna recruited attorneys, investigators and other office staff to chip in with their suggestions.
Pinnacle Security, Inc. agrees to change sales techniques and offer customer restitution
SEATTLE – Door-to-door salespeople hawking home security monitoring services for Pinnacle Security, Inc. routinely said things that weren’t true, according to documents filed yesterday by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.
National report shows Washingtonians have received $521 million in benefits, with more to come
SEATTLE – An independent report
released today shows that more than 7,000 Washington state residents
have received new loan terms because of last March’s national mortgage
settlement.
Attorney General-Elect Bob Ferguson has announced the appointment of the top two leadership positions for his new administration. Mamie Marcuss will serve as Chief of Staff, overseeing operations, communications, policy, and government affairs. Chief Deputy Brian Moran will continue to manage legal operations.
Businesses, government, non-profits and others received misleading bills
SEATTLE – Washington State University was blanketed this fall by invoices from a company called US-Telcom. A Sammamish Montessori School, a Seattle Jewish day school and a Spokane women’s health clinic all received similar legitimate-looking invoices from the company for as much as $425. But none of those receiving the bills had ever ordered services from US-Telecom.
Canceling subscription services sold by Oberon Media called “difficult by design”
SEATTLE — An agreement negotiated by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office means “game over” for a video game company’s practice of signing up customers under false pretenses for hard-to-cancel recurring charges. The Washington State Attorney General’s Office, which reached the agreement yesterday with Delaware-based Oberon Media, Inc., calls the company’s tactics “unfair and deceptive” under the state’s Consumer Protection Act.