Latest Washington Headlines
All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington School District Agrees to $4.25M Sex Assault Settlement
Mar 30 2021 // A suburban Seattle, Wash., school district this week agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle a lawsuit that accuses a former middle school teacher of sexually assaulting his student for nearly a decade. According to the...
Former Student Accuses Washington Teacher of Sex Abuse
Mar 26 2021 // A woman has accused her former teacher of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed against the Marysville School District. The lawsuit accuses longtime art teacher Kurt Hollstein of sexually abusing her around 1985, when the woman...
Washington Commissioner Asking Insurers to Craft Consent Policies with Tribes
Mar 24 2021 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is urging the insurance industry in his state to work with Native Americans on adopting policies of consent on environmental projects that affect Tribal nations. According to...
Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Move to Ban Credit Scoring Getting Mixed Reviews
Mar 24 2021 // An order to ban insurers to use credit scores from Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is getting praise as well as drawing fire. Kreidler recently issued an emergency order prohibiting insurers from using a...
Bill to Create Fund to Battle Washington Wildfires Moving Through Legislature
Mar 17 2021 // A bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington easily passed the state House of Representatives and will be sent to the state Senate. The bill, promoted by Commissioner of Public Lands...
Lockton Names Tran Senior Vice President in Washington
Mar 17 2021 // Lockton Cos. has named Peter Tran a senior vice president in its Washington practice. Tran was most recently a vice president and real estate practice group lead with Seattle brokerage Parker, Smith & Feek. He has 20...
Washington Ticketing Firm to Pay $9M in Restitution
Mar 16 2021 // Seattle, Wash., ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets has agreed to pay $9 million in restitution to an estimated 45,000 customers. The Seattle Times reported the payments will go to ticket buyers owed refunds and event...
Former Washington Attorney Charged in $1.8M Theft of Settlements
Mar 11 2021 // Former Washington attorney Patrick Kim was charged in King County Superior Court with three counts of first-degree theft and 10 counts of second-degree theft, all felonies, involving clients’ insurance...
Washington Restaurant Paying $600K To Settle Suit
Mar 8 2021 // The Willows Inn, a nationally acclaimed restaurant on Lummi Island in Washington that has been accused of underpaying its employees, has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over wage theft...
Earthquake Warning System Rolling Out in Oregon, Washington
Mar 8 2021 // The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S....
Washington Port Commissioner Faces Suit over Helicopter Crash
Mar 8 2021 // Three people have filed a personal injury lawsuit against a Port of Skagit commissioner over alleged injuries sustained in a helicopter crash near Cypress Island. Helicopter passengers Christopher Neibauer and Ashley...
Washington Insurance Commissioner-Backed Bill to Ban Use of Credit Scores Amended
Mar 8 2021 // A Washington bill to ban insurers from using consumers’ credit scores to determine auto and homeowner insurance premiums was gutted by an insurance industry amendment in the Senate Business, Financial Services &...
Suit Claims Sidewalk Caused Man’s Death in Washington
Mar 1 2021 // A Clark County, Wash., woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Vancouver claiming that poor sidewalk maintenance contributed to her brother’s death more than a year ago. According to the suit, filed in Clark...
Washington State Pushing Measure to Create Office of Cybersecurity
Feb 26 2021 // In response to a security breach that exposed personal information from around 1.6 million unemployment claims filed last year, the Washington Senate has unanimously passed a measure that creates a state Office of...
Washington Court Upholds Authority to Pursue Charges in Workplace Death
Feb 24 2021 // The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that an employer can be charged with a felony in connection with a workplace fatality. The recent decision clears the way for the King County Prosecutor to move forward with...
Washington Port Commissioner Faces Suit over Helicopter Crash
Feb 22 2021 // Three people have filed a personal injury lawsuit against a Port of Skagit commissioner over alleged injuries sustained in a helicopter crash near Cypress Island. Helicopter passengers Christopher Neibauer and Ashley...
Washington Insurance Commissioner-Backed Bill to Ban Use of Credit Scores Amended
Feb 19 2021 // A Washington bill to ban insurers from using consumers’ credit scores to determine auto and homeowner insurance premiums was gutted by an insurance industry amendment in the Senate Business, Financial Services &...
Earthquake Warning System Rolling Out in Oregon, Washington
Feb 18 2021 // The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S....
USI Insurance Services Acquires Inland Insurance in Washington
Feb 16 2021 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Spokane, Wash.-based Inland Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Inland Insurance is an independent risk management and employee benefits agency serving businesses and...
Environmental Settlement of $121K Reached with Washington Chemical Company
Feb 10 2021 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Emerald Kalama Chemical after inspectors say they found hazardous waste storage and handling violations it its Kalama, Wash., facility. The chemical...
