In addition to rescinding their rent increases, landlords were given 30 days to pay the attorney general’s office $2,000 for its costs related to investigating their cases. 

More than 100 local governments in Washington are now eligible to claim their share of $122.2 million in settlements with Purdue Pharma and eight generic opioid manufacturers, the Washington state attorney general’s office said July 28.

Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering. These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws that took effect July 27.

Washington will be the first state to require companies to file a premerger notification to the state Attorney General’s Office at the same time they file the notification to the federal government.

Thousands of businesses and charities received bills last fall that appeared to be from the state of Washington, but they were part of a fraud scheme.

Washington’s payouts — known as tort liability — have skyrocketed from $72 million in fiscal year 2018 to more than $281 million last fiscal year.

A person doesn’t need an attorney for anything in this world … just like a person doesn’t need a dentist for a root canal. But sometimes it’s worth the peace of mind that professionals can provide, especially when it comes to estate planning.

He was first elected as county prosecutor in 1987, having been a deputy prosecutor for six years prior. He served for 36 years, making him the longest tenured Benton County employee and longest tenured prosecutor in the state.

Too often a trust is a proposed solution without consideration of the commensurate challenges of using a trust.