The Law Office of Stephen M. Hansen, The Hayes Law Firm and Nealey Law jointly filed an Amended Class Action lawsuit against the Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Audi of America, Inc., their foreign parents and their financing companies, VW Credit, Inc., and VW Credit Leasing, Ltd., in Tacoma, Washington on behalf of plaintiffs April Sims, Breck Lebegue, Amy Johnson and Matthew Slichko... Read More »

In the ever-expanding list of compliance rules, businesses now have a new requirement in the event that a data breach exposes consumer information in Washington. It's important that businesses set up a process that identifies an individual responsible for sending and tracking notifications under the new rules. Fines of up to $25,000 can add up quickly when the information of several individuals is exposed... Read More »

Email has made communication faster, but just like driving, the faster you go, the greater the danger. We often treat email as a sort of hybrid telephone conversation, but in the court's eyes, your name at the bottom of your email count as a signature, even creating a legally binding real estate contract. Watch what you say in your emails for this reason... Read More »

Stephen M. Hansen recently resolved an important wage and hour class-action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of Registered Nurses working for MultiCare Health Systems. The RN's were required to work through rest and lunch breaks and perform other off-the-clock work without pay... Read More »