Latest Washington Headlines
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Amtrak Settles With Ex-Engineer in Fatal 2017 Washington Crash
Jun 8 2022 // Amtrak has agreed to pay an ex-engineer for his pain and suffering caused by a 2017 derailment when his train sped off a curve in DuPont, Washington, killing three people and injuring dozens. Minneapolis lawyer Fred...
Washington Flash Flood, Mudslide Damaged Homes
Jun 8 2022 // A flash flood and mudslide in Okanogan County, Washington, damaged two homes, according to county emergency management officials. Emergency management officials said last week’s mudslide happened amid thunderstorms...
Washington High Court Declines to Shift Duty to Inform of Drug Risks to Makers
Jun 6 2022 // A prescription drug maker has done its legal duty by warning prescribing physicians of a drug’s risks in accordance with Washington law even when the drugs are advertised directly to consumers, the state’s...
Protestor Struck by Rubber Bullet Sues Police in Washington
Jun 6 2022 // A woman who was struck in the eye with a so-called “rubber sbullet” during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, causing an injury that required surgery, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the...
New Rules Require Washington Employers to Monitor Temp, Air Quality Starting Mid-June
Jun 2 2022 // Employers in Washington will be required to monitor temperature and air quality, take steps to protect workers from heat and smoke hazards, and provide training and information from June 15 through the end of...
Washington Commissioner’s Draft Rule Would Require Insurers to Explain Premium Changes
Jun 1 2022 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler shared a draft rule that requires all property/casualty insurers selling personal lines of insurance to give policyholders a simple breakdown of the reasons behind any future...
Washington Police Say Drivers Aren’t Stopping for Them
Jun 1 2022 // The Washington State Patrol says drivers are increasingly refusing to stop for troopers – and other law enforcement agencies also say this is becoming a common occurrence. The Northwest News Network reports that from...
Court Upholds Washington Commissioner’s Action’s Against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network
May 27 2022 // The Superior Court of Lewis County upheld Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s fine and cease-and-desist order against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network Inc. for illegally acting as an insurer in...
Vaccine Objections of Workers at Hanford in Washington Tossed
May 18 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several hundred Hanford nuclear reservation and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory workers in Richland, Washington, over COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The lawsuit was...
COVID Again Leading Cause of Washington Work-Related Deaths
May 5 2022 // Washington state officials said this week that COVID-19 was responsible for about one quarter of the 106 work-related deaths reported in Washington in 2021. The numbers from the Washington State Department of Labor &...
Father of Boy Pepper Sprayed at Washington Protest Files Lawsuit
May 4 2022 // The father of a child who was hit with pepper spray during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging assault and negligence by police officers. Their use of force...
Opioid Distributors Reach $518M Settlement with Washington
May 3 2022 // Washington has reached a $518 million settlement with drug distributors McKesson Corp MCK.N, AmerisourceBergen Corp ABC.N and Cardinal Health CAH.N, ending a months-long trial over the companies’ alleged role in...
Hard Drives Stolen During Break-in at Washington Department of Labor Regional Office
May 3 2022 // Hard drives, laptops, cellphones, office equipment, door access key cards, gas cards and other items were stolen during a recent burglary at the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries regional office in...
COVID Again Leading Cause of Work-Related Deaths in Washington
Apr 28 2022 // COVID-19 was the leading cause of work-related fatalities in Washington for the second straight year, accounting for one-fourth of the 106 workers who died, according to the Washington State Department of Labor &...
Worker Died of COVID After Staff Meeting at Washington Business
Apr 26 2022 // An investigation into the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Sumner, Washington, fish processing plant found company leaders knowingly putting workers at risk of exposure to the virus. The Washington state Department of Labor...
Parents of Man Killed by Police in Washington File Wrongful Death Suit
Apr 25 2022 // The parents of a man killed in Washington by Auburn police have filed a federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit alleging an officer shot Enosa Strickland Jr. in the back of the head while he was lying in a parking...
NFL’s Washington Commanders Deny Financial, Workplace Misconduct Allegations
Apr 20 2022 // The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter sent Monday to the U.S Federal Trade Commission. The 19-page letter — including testimony, emails and other...
Fire That Destroyed Washington Businesses Ruled Arson
Apr 18 2022 // The Town of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island in Washington said that a fire that burned through a block of businesses last week was intentionally set. City officials said the fire that started early on April 7 originated...
JUUL Ordered to Pay Washington $22.5M over Ad Practices
Apr 14 2022 // Vape seller JUUL must pay $22.5 million to resolve Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit, which asserts that JUUL violated the law when it designed and marketed its products to appeal to underage...
Washington Suit Says Women Discriminated Against in Sheriff’s Department
Apr 13 2022 // A detective sergeant is suing the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department in Tacoma, Washington, for alleged discrimination and retaliation against women. Det. Sgt. Jessica Whitehead says she was punished for asking to...
