Other LanguagesSEATTLE – Calling all current and former AT&T Mobility customers: If you have a wireless phone, you may have paid $2.99 per month without your knowledge for a program called Roadside Assistance. The Washington Attorney General’s Office says that if you didn’t use the service and didn’t authorize the addition of the service to your wireless account, you may qualify for a refund under a new settlement filed today in Thurston County Superior Court.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that the state of Washington received $11 million in tobacco settlement funds previously withheld by tobacco companies. R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard, Kingmaker and other tobacco companies agreed to transfer the money pending the resolution of an ongoing payment dispute with the states.
OLYMPIA – You’ve never met a backseat driver quite like the ones portrayed by comedians Rachel Harris, Fred Willard and Rob Riggle as part of a new media campaign aimed at reducing youth reckless driving.
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and Attorney General Rob McKenna issued the following statement today on the decision by Oregon to join Washington in litigation to compel the U.S. Department of Energy to complete the cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation:
OLYMPIA—A bill requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would close a loophole shielding users of child pornography from prosecution is scheduled for a public hearing Wednesday.
OLYMPIA — A bill requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would add new protections for vulnerable adults is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday.
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that AGO Antitrust Division Chief Tina Kondo and Senior Counsel Christina Beusch have been promoted to his core leadership team effective February 17. Kondo and Beusch will fill vacancies left by deputies Linda Dunn and Jeff Goltz.
SPOKANE – The state of Washington’s Court of Appeals has upheld a $30,000 fine that was issued to Lloyd Herman of Liberty Lake several years ago for building and developing on the shoreline without authorization. In addition, Herman must remove the unpermitted construction on his lakeside property.
SEATTLE – La Oficina del Procurador General del Estado de Washington pone sobre aviso a residentes acerca de una estafa telefónica en la que personas llamando en español precien ser representantes de una compañía de seguros.
SEATTLE – The Washington Attorney General’s Office is alerting residents about a phone scam in which Spanish-speaking callers claim to be representatives of an insurance company.