Jean Meschke Bouffard, Attorney

01/19/2023

Why do we not yet know the name of the Auburn business owner who attempted to kidnap the barista?!

01/16/2023

12/21/2022

Beware giving large deposits to contractors!

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/puyallup-contractor-accused-defrauding-creditors-falsifying-documents/HK3C625QM5EN3C3LUN7GDBC3PI/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR22sWtalYtQi1aqe1ByvvOj76m8DYKxH3SvYlODGwDoY17jbXctxnYe4Ms&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

“I did read it, and it was unbelievable,” said Hugh Lyon, one of Weems’ former customers. “Unbelievable, all the things that he’s done.”

09/05/2022

Washington Judge finds facebook in violation of campaign laws

King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North said Facebook repeatedly violated campaign finance rules requiring platforms to release information about political advertisers on their sites.

01/26/2022

Nice legal work and result

Amazon is shutting down its “Sold by Amazon” program after an investigation from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson found it was anticompetitive and violated ant...

11/23/2021

“There is no record of how or where the dangerous pesticides were used”. Scary stuff.

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-amazon-will-pay-25-million-over-illegal-sales-regulated-pesticides?fbclid=IwAR0xo08ESZz0rQPbruC-ipryftC9oHhPFSFuHRAyq0TVQLZzx3fjHhD3ti8

Amazon ignored laws regarding the sale of agricultural and industrial-use pesticides that risk harm to human health and the environment SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today Seattle-based online retailer Amazon will pay $2.5 million for selling highly regulated pesticides on its ...

09/30/2021

Beware of the indefinite Timeshare. Often people are desperate to get out.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/kirkland-firm-agrees-to-pay-2-6-million-stop-making-false-claims-about-timeshares-after-ags-suit/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_f&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1PclzvomAbX0wrTldIhIdojzQDenODGN5HMOM4_C2U7XL4jVCeA7kdqDc =1632877574

A "timeshare exit" firm accused of falsely representing its capabilities must refund some of its former clients who paid the company to help them escape their timeshares, per the terms of a consent decree filed Tuesday in King County Superior...

02/10/2021

The trials and tribulations of Zoom court hearings -- barking dogs, doorbells and young children playing with your computer😂

A lawyer in Texas became a viral sensation on Tuesday after accidentally activating a cat filter during a court hearing over Zoom.

01/10/2021

As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, in a thriving democracy, everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.

12/16/2020

Business interruption insurance could help many.

https://www.kiro7.com/news/jesse-jones/early-court-victory-gives-hope-lifeline-small-businesses-struggling-with-pandemic-shutdowns/D3QSP5CGOVALZOKGGY57IAI2WA/?fbclid=IwAR1hQ5eKUyXbWeYOVHDmETxvoaW5o66bRE1fsjEuwaSAFGFCmI5QJeVpPeI

Dr. Sarah Hill is one of thousands of business owners who’ve taken serious economic hits levied by the governor’s statewide COVID-19 shutdowns.