An active-duty US Navy sailor from Pierce County is suing Equifax, alleging the credit reporting giant failed to correct an inflated auto loan balance even after he provided military orders showing he was entitled to federal financial protections. Mason Hamer filed the lawsuit in Tacoma federal court on Friday, May 29, accusing Equifax of violating…
A Pierce County woman is suing Fred Meyer after a fall outside a Sumner store, claiming an improperly designed speed bump caused injuries that continue to affect her nearly two years later. The lawsuit, filed this month in Tacoma federal court, centers on an unusual allegation: that a parking lot speed bump itself posed a…
A King County man is suing Honda after he says a recalled lawn mower suddenly malfunctioned and injured him while he was preparing to do yard work. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Seattle federal court, accuses American Honda Motor Co. of selling defective lawnmowers with engines tied to a nationwide recall involving hundreds of thousands…
A Washington woman is suing the federal government and multiple Aramark-linked hospitality companies after she says she suffered serious injuries falling down a staircase at the historic Lake Crescent Lodge in Port Angeles. According to a lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle federal court, Grace Purdue, of Snohomish, alleges she fell while walking down stairs at…
A former transit employee in eastern Washington claims she was fired over Facebook comments criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his death. In a lawsuit filed in Spokane federal court this week, Marilee Castillo says she Grant Transit Authority violated her First Amendment rights by firing her after she made political comments on her personal…
Everett-based Funko is facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of secretly tracking users’ online activity even after they rejected cookies and opted out of data sharing on the company’s website. The lawsuit, filed May 8 in Seattle federal court, claims Funko’s website continued collecting and transmitting user data to third-party advertising and…
A longtime firefighter says she endured years of sexual harassment inside a Whatcom County firehouse and was punished after reporting it, according to a new lawsuit. The complaint, filed in Seattle federal court Thursday, April 23, alleges Whatcom County Fire District No. 7 in Ferndale fostered a workplace where harassment of female employees was tolerated…
Grocery giants Safeway, Albertsons, and Haggen are accused of overcharging customers through deceptive “buy one get one free” promotions. In a lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court Monday, April 27, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown alleges Albertsons – and its subsidiaries Safeway and Haggen – manipulated prices on everyday items to make BOGO deals…
A Washington woman is suing a produce distributor after she says she became seriously ill with Salmonella during a cruise, with the infection later linked to a multistate cucumber outbreak. Olivia Smith, of Lacey, alleges she contracted Salmonella after eating contaminated cucumbers while aboard the Celebrity Summit cruise between April 20 and May 4, 2024,…
