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Premera Blue Cross to pay $10M to 30 states for health data breach

by James Thorne on July 11, 2019July 18, 2019 at 12:24 pmComment

Premera Blue Cross, the Pacific Northwest’s largest health insurance company, agreed to pay $10 million to Washington and 29 other states related to a data breach that affected the personal… Read More

Amazon pays $700,000 as part of pact with Washington state AG to crack down on toxic school supplies nationwide

by Monica Nickelsburg & James Thorne on May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 at 5:54 pm1 Comment

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement at 11:47 PM on Thursday. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has reached a resolution… Read More

Did Comcast mislead customers? Washington state makes case against telecom giant

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 at 10:47 amComment

“This is a case about reasonableness.” So said Howard Shapiro, an attorney representing Comcast in King County Superior Court on Monday. He was telling Judge Timothy Bradshaw that Comcast acted… Read More

Uber to pay Washington state drivers $2.2M in multistate $148M settlement over 2016 data breach

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 at 12:05 pmComment

Uber will pay Washington state $5.79 million as part of a massive $148 million settlement reached with attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Uber settled… Read More

Facebook to end ad targeting that excludes ethnicities and religions in deal with Washington State AG

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 1:37 pm 4 Comments

Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit, employment, insurance or public accommodations as part of a settlement… Read More

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Google and Facebook sued by Washington state AG for alleged violations of campaign finance law

by Todd Bishop on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 at 5:25 pmComment

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t complying with a state law requiring them to disclose basic… Read More

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Washington among 22 states suing over FCC’s net neutrality repeal

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 at 1:01 pm 3 Comments

News Brief: A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia have filed a petition to appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rollback. Attorney General Bob Ferguson and… Read More

Washington AG sues Motel 6 for giving guests’ personal data to immigration authorities

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 at 12:33 pm 39 Comments

Checking into a Motel 6 in Washington could get undocumented immigrants checked out of the country, according to allegations from state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The state is suing Motel 6,… Read More

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Watch: Bezos, Bertha, and more video highlights from an epic year at GeekWire

by Todd Bishop on January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 at 7:38 amComment

2017 was one for the history books, and GeekWire captured many major moments and milestones on camera this past year. Watch the video above for highlights and outtakes from GeekWire’s… Read More

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Watch: The immigrant’s journey, told by 3 foreign-born technologists who want to change the world

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 31, 2017December 28, 2017 at 2:42 pm 6 Comments

From political upheaval to natural disasters, 2017 has been a tumultuous year for everyone. But perhaps no group has felt that unrest more acutely than immigrants living in the U.S.… Read More

Washington AG expands $100M lawsuit against Comcast: ‘The extent of their deception is shocking’

by Taylor Soper on December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 at 3:01 pm 3 Comments

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has amended his lawsuit against Comcast after finding that the cable giant deceived customers more than he expected. Ferguson said Thursday that he is expanding… Read More

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson plans to sue over net neutrality repeal

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 at 2:46 pm 7 Comments

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as net neutrality. He announced his intention to challenge the decision… Read More

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Washington state leaders announce first-of-its-kind plan to defend net neutrality for constituents

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 at 2:11 pm 16 Comments

Internet companies may still need to comply with net neutrality standards if they want to do business in Washington state — even if the Obama-era regulations are repealed tomorrow. Gov. Jay… Read More

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Washington files first state suit against Uber over massive data breach, seeking millions in penalties

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 at 1:47 pm 3 Comments

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Uber in King County Superior Court for failing to report a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 57 million… Read More

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson talks Trump, reining in Big Tech, and rumors of a gubernatorial bid

by Monica Nickelsburg & Clare McGrane on October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 at 7:49 pm 3 Comments

Over the past year, Bob Ferguson has stepped into the media spotlight by repeatedly challenging President Donald Trump on everything from environmental protection to immigration. Immigration, in particular, has put… Read More

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Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesn’t expect DACA protections to be rolled back

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 15, 2017October 15, 2017 at 9:11 amComment

Bob Ferguson — the Washington state attorney general who gained notoriety in the tech community by enlisting business to take on President Donald Trump — is optimistic about his latest… Read More

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson tries to block Trump’s latest travel ban

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 at 8:05 amComment

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s newest executive order restricting travel from eight countries. If that feels like déjà vu, it’s… Read More

The unassuming ambition of Bob Ferguson, one of President Trump’s most successful adversaries

by Drew Atkins on September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 at 3:09 pmComment

When the history books get around to Donald Trump, his unlikely rise to power will receive plenty of ink — the buttoned-up rivals he steamrolled, the scandals he survived, the… Read More

This Week in Seattle: AG won’t stop suing Trump, Amazon HQ to host homeless shelter, new bike shares ride into town

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 13, 2017May 13, 2017 at 8:27 am1 Comment

Mayoral candidates line up in the wake of Murray’s exit Seattle Mayor Ed Murray ended his bid for re-election Tuesday because of a lawsuit and related claims that he sexually… Read More

Melinda Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Bob Ferguson land on Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 at 9:28 amComment

Tucked away in a far corner of the country, Seattle hasn’t always been considered an epicenter of global influence. But it certainly is now. The success of the region’s tech… Read More

Washington state asks for a hearing to block Trump’s new travel ban before it goes into effect

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 at 10:25 amComment

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Washington state may be back in front of the federal judge who issued an injunction on President Donald Trump’s original travel ban as early… Read More

Washington state AG says he’ll keep fighting Trump’s travel ban and expects continued support from tech community

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 at 12:32 pm 16 Comments

Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, is asking a federal court to confirm that the temporary restraining order his office obtained last month to block President Donald Trump’s original travel… Read More

Washington state AG declares victory over President Trump in immigration case

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 at 2:58 pm 3 Comments

Bob Ferguson is declaring victory. Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump is effectively conceding defeat in a lawsuit brought by Ferguson’s office, with the announcement today that… Read More

Reports: White House considers rewriting immigration order instead of going directly to Supreme Court

by Jillian Stampher on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 at 3:10 pm1 Comment

It looks like President Donald Trump’s promise to “SEE YOU IN COURT” might have been an empty threat. A day after the Ninth Circuit Court ruled to maintain Washington state’s… Read More

Watch: ‘So-called judge’ hears arguments and rules on President Trump’s immigration order

by Todd Bishop on February 5, 2017February 6, 2017 at 7:52 am 7 Comments

A federal judge’s ruling on Friday, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, is having an impact across the nation this weekend as some people who were blocked… Read More

Washington AG explains how Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft influenced crucial victory over Trump

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 3, 2017February 6, 2017 at 7:53 am 4 Comments

Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft “certainly helped the case,” according to… Read More

Court filings: Expedia and Amazon make the case against Trump’s immigration order

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 30, 2017December 29, 2017 at 12:44 pm 16 Comments

Amazon and Expedia filed declarations supporting Washington state’s lawsuit over President Trump’s controversial immigration ban Monday evening. The statements outline how each Seattle-area technology company is adversely affected by Trump’s… Read More

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Washington state sues Trump over immigration order with support from Amazon and Expedia

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 30, 2017February 6, 2017 at 7:59 am 43 Comments

Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump, officials in his administration and the Department of… Read More

Comcast battles Washington AG’s lawsuit, citing ‘profound’ flaws and $3.6B in possible damages

by David Bowermaster on October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 at 6:00 pmComment

Two months after Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing Comcast of 1.8 million violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, the company has fired… Read More

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Julep CEO Jane Park blasts Washington State AG over characterization of lawsuit settlement, calls it ‘unethical’

by Kurt Schlosser on September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 at 4:11 pm 4 Comments

Julep, the Seattle-based beauty products company, has settled a lawsuit with Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office over deceptive business practices. But Jane Park, the company’s founder and CEO,… Read More

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