Firearms | Washington State - Office of the Attorney General
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is committed to taking steps to reduce firearms fatalities and injuries in Washington, with a goal towards making our homes and communities safer. As part of this commitment, Attorney General Ferguson’s legislative agenda has consistently included common sense and meaningful changes to Washington’s ...
Washington State | Office of the Attorney General
October 31, 2024. AG Ferguson, bipartisan coalition win $49 million and counting over generic drugs price-fixing conspiracy. OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general have won more than $49 million so far in their case against major drug….
Federal judge dismisses challenge to AG Ferguson-requested law …
Mar 8, 2024 · New law ensures firearms industry faces consequences for irresponsible practices. SPOKANE — A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and dismissed a challenge to Washington’s new law that ensures gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands.
Ferguson urges federal judge to unravel restrictions on …
Oct 11, 2024 · Washington leads coalition of 18 AGs to force FDA to open up access to abortion drug. SPOKANE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging a federal judge in Spokane to rule that the Food & Drug Administration’s severe restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unlawful, and order the federal agency to go back to the drawing board on regulating the drug.
AG Ferguson's statement on today's ruling in Washington v ...
Apr 8, 2024 · SECOND UPDATE: Washington Supreme Court grants emergency stay, keeping Washington's ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines in place. UPDATE: The emergency motion has been filed with the Washington State Supreme Court. OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement after a Cowlitz County Superior Court judge presiding over an enforcement action against Gator’s ...
Protecting Washingtonians’ Personal Health Data and Privacy
Washington is a national leader in protecting the privacy of consumer health decisions and health data. In 2023, Attorney General Bob Ferguson requested legislation to significantly expand privacy protections for personal health data. The Washington My Health My Data Act (HB 1155) passed the Washington State Legislature on April 17, 2023, and was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee on April ...
AG Ferguson successfully defends against another attempt to …
RICHLAND — A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson today and rejected another attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons.This is the fourth time a court has ruled that the ban should remain in place while legal challenges continue. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Dimke rejected a request in Banta, et …
Small Claims Court | Washington State - Office of the Attorney …
Any individual, business, partnership or corporation (with a few exceptions) may bring a small claims action only to recover money; a "natural person," meaning a human being, may file a claim up to $10,000; the limit is $5,000 in all other cases. In general, the claim must be filed in the district court of the county in which the defendant (s ...
Fair Chance Act | Washington State - Office of the Attorney General
In 2018, the Legislature passed the Washington Fair Chance Act, RCW chapter 49.94, to protect job applicants with a criminal record so they may fairly compete for job opportunities for which they are otherwise qualified.To that end, the law contains the following requirements: Job Advertisements. Covered employers may not advertise job openings in a way that excludes people with criminal ...
RealPage Rental Housing Litigation | Washington State
RealPage Rental Housing Litigation. On August 23, 2024, the Attorney General’s Office joined the United States Department of Justice and seven other states in a lawsuit against RealPage, asserting that RealPage helps landlords conspire to inflate prices of rental housing in Washington. More information is available in our press release here.