Brown Paper Tickets to pay $9M to event organizers and consumers in resolution with Washington AG
March 8, 2021 at 3:48 pm
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo)
Seattle-based ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets will pay back approximately $9 million to an estimated 45,000 event organizers and ticket purchasers as part of a resolution reached with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
The AG’s office filed a consent decree (read in full at bottom) in King County Superior Court on Monday, five months after Ferguson filed suit against the 11-year-old company. According to a news release, Ferguson’s office said it received 1,200 complaints about Brown Paper Tickets’ conduct between March 19, 2020, and Feb. 23 of this year.
Government Will Ruin Florist for Not Providing Flowers for a Gay Wedding
Update: 04/02/15: There is a gofundme page for Barronelle.
Barronelle Stutzman, a 70-year old grandmother, faces the loss of her florist business and her home over two lawsuits filed against her because she refused to sell flowers for a gay wedding on the basis of her religion.
Some Christians believe they can’t condone gay marriage but judges are saying it’s discrimination to act on those beliefs if you have a business.
Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom on Wednesday found against the Richland, Washington florist, saying that the First Amendment protects religious beliefs but not necessarily actions based on those beliefs. He also said the state has the authority to prohibit discrimination.
‘Widespread failure to comply’: Why Washington state’s AG is suing Google, again
March 2, 2021 at 2:58 pm
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong)
[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues.
University of Washington law student Tallman Trask (Photo via Wild West newsletter)
Now consider how long Tallman Trask, a second-year law student at the University of Washington, has been waiting to receive information from Google about all the political ads the company sold targeting Washington state’s elections in 2019.
Under Washington state law, the information Trask is seeking should have been easily available to him within 24 hours of each Google ad’s original distribution. But Trask has now been waiting 16 months and, according to a lawsuit filed last week by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Trask still hasn’t
Federal court says Washington can require two-person train crews By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times
Published: February 24, 2021, 7:40am
Share: A train hauling oil passes through the Gorge on its way to Vancouver, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. ( The Columbian files)
Dozens of daily trains that haul cargo such as wheat, aircraft parts and crude oil across Washington state can be required to operate with two-person crews, a federal court has ruled.
The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the state’s 2020 crew-size law by ruling that a Trump administration order to require only one-person crews issued in 2019 was arbitrary and “does not implicitly preempt state safety rules.”
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PurEnvironment sentenced for false claims that mold inhibitor can kill coronavirus By Rita R. Robison on February 23, 2021 at 1:42 AM
PurEnvironment has pleaded guilty to charges of environmental crimes the state brought on the company’s false claims that its products could provide “90+ day protection” against corid-19.
A King County judge sentenced the company to a year of probation and ordered it to pay a $15,000 fine and come into compliance with state and federal regulations.
As the covid-19 pandemic began, the company claimed on its website and in statements to the press that one of its mold-inhibiting pesticides could “completely rid” homes and businesses of covid-19 and protect against it for 90 days.