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Washington Commanders Settle Season Ticket Claims With Maryland
Nov 22 2022 // The Washington Commanders have agreed to return security deposits to former season ticket holders and pay a $250,000 penalty in a settlement with the state of Maryland. The team has 30 days to return fans’ deposits...
Washington Contractor Faces Felony Theft Charge in Reported Workers’ Comp Scam
Nov 22 2022 // An Everett, Washington, man reportedly caught remodeling homes while claiming he was too injured to work has been charged with felony theft in a workers’ compensation fraud case. Terry Lee Dawson, 62, is accused of...
Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes
Nov 21 2022 // Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small...
Washington AG Investigating ‘Possible Discrimination’ for Insurers Using Credit Scores
Nov 9 2022 // Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that a Thurston County Superior Court judge rejected an attempt by PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company and subsidiaries of the Progressive Corporation to stop his office’s...
People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer Adds Schmidt in Washington; Pie Adds Three
Nov 9 2022 // Woodruff Sawyer Names Schmidt Producer for Pacific Northwest Region Woodruff Sawyer announced Tim Schmidt as the new vice president, producer, for the Seattle, Washington, office. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Schmidt...
Washington University Cop Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Nov 8 2022 // A Washington State University police sergeant accused of sexual misconduct while on duty in Pullman has resigned. Police Sgt. Matt Kuhrt submitted his resignation effective this week, KXLY-TV reported. A university...
Washington Calling out Flaw in Elevators Installed Before 2018
Nov 4 2022 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is urging property owners with older residential elevators make safety improvements to prevent danger to children. In many elevators installed before 2018,...
Meta Must Pay $10.5M in Legal Fees to Washington
Oct 31 2022 // Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and intentional violations of campaign finance disclosure laws. King County...
Cyber Officials From 37 Countries, 13 Firms to Meet in Washington on Ransomware
Oct 31 2022 // The White House will host officials from 37 countries and 13 global companies in Washington this week to address the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, including the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, a...
Agency Finds Possible Cause of Washington Seaplane Crash That Killed 10
Oct 28 2022 // U.S. investigators said they have found a potential cause of a seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month. The National Transportation Safety Board, the agency investigating the Sept....
Mechanical Issue May Have Caused Deadly Seaplane Crash Off Washington Island
Oct 27 2022 // SEATTLE (AP) – A mechanical issue may have caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month, U.S. investigators said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board, the...
Washington Selects Operator for Rideshare Driver Resource Center
Oct 24 2022 // The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced an agreement with the Drivers Union to create a Drivers Resource Center. The center will support drivers who provide ride services for passengers through...
Thick Smoke in Western Washington and Oregon to Soon Clear
Oct 21 2022 // A haze of smoke covering parts of western Washington and Oregon is expected to clear before the week’s end, but only after the region reached a dubious distinction: Seattle and Portland briefly topped a list of large...
$275M Verdict for Toxic Exposures at Washington School
Oct 19 2022 // A jury in King County, Washington, awarded $275 million to ten students and parents who say they suffered serious neurological injuries from chemical exposure at a school northeast of Seattle. The lawsuit against Bayer...
Washington Chemical Processor Fined Nearly $200K for 60-Plus Safety Violations
Oct 19 2022 // A manufacturing company that works with dangerous chemicals in Moses Lake, Washington, faces $192,620 in fines for 46 serious and 17 general safety and health violations. Two Rivers Terminal LLC formulates products for...
Evacuation Area Shrank Near Southwest Washington Fire
Oct 18 2022 // Some roads reopened and evacuation zones shrank near a wildfire fed by gusty winds and low humidity east of Vancouver, Washington, as fire officials got a better handle on fire activity amid weather changes. About 3,000...
Washington Fruit Company Sued Over Discrimination, Retaliation
Oct 17 2022 // A fruit company in central Washington is accused in a federal lawsuit of discriminating against an employee based on her sex, and retaliating against her and her husband. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Bayer to Challenge $275M Washington Jury Verdict Over PCB Injury Claims
Oct 14 2022 // Germany’s Bayer said on Friday it plans to legally challenge a jury verdict awarding $275 million to a group of people claiming they suffered from exposure to PCB, a chemical that Bayer’s Monsanto business...
People Moves: PEMCO Adds Sipes in Washington; Fernandez Named to Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado Board
Oct 13 2022 // PEMCO Mutual Insurance has welcomed Heather Sipes to the Seattle, Washington-based insurer’s marketing communications as a communications manager. Sipes has more than11 years of experience in marketing...
$2.75M Settlement to Washington Woman in Highway Crash
Oct 12 2022 // Washington state has agreed to pay $2.75 million to a woman who was seriously hurt in a rollover crash involving a state Department of Transportation vehicle on Highway 522. On March 5, 2018, Kara Janneh of Monroe was...
