Latest Washington Headlines
All the headlines from our Washington Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Washington Farmers Suing Over Virus Rules for Migrant Workers
Feb 4 2021 // Two farm groups are suing the state of Washington for failing to revise emergency regulations that seek to protect migrant farmworkers from the COVID-19 virus. The groups filed the lawsuit this week in Yakima County...
LuLaRoe Paying $4.75M to Washington Settle Pyramid Lawsuit
Feb 3 2021 // The California-based multi-level marketing business LuLaRoe is paying $4.75 million to settle allegations from the Washington state Attorney General’s Office that it operated as a pyramid scheme. LuLaRoe sells...
Google Paying $2.6M to Settle California, Washington Discrimination Case
Feb 3 2021 // Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state. The...
CRC Group Acquires Assets of Washington D.C.’s Federal Employee Defense Services
Feb 2 2021 // CRC Group, a national wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has acquired the assets of Washington D.C.-based Federal Employee Defense Services (FEDS), a niche managing general underwriter specializing in...
