A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled in favor of Attorney General Bob Ferguson's lawsuit, declaring that Google unlawfully leverages its dominance in the online search and related text advertising markets through exclusionary contracts. This ruling comes as part of a larger antitrust lawsuit involving a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a federal lawsuit in collaboration with six other attorneys general, accusing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of inflating Medicaid prices for an essential eye medication. The lawsuit alleges that the New York-based company engaged in practices that led to millions of dollars in losses for state Medicaid programs.
On August 1, 2024, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a legally binding resolution requiring Dollar Tree to pay $190,000 and enhance testing protocols for children's products. This follows an investigation that revealed school supplies sold by the retailer contained illegal levels of toxic heavy metals, lead and cadmium.
The public is invited to participate in the first meeting of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force on Friday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Organized Retail Crime Unit of Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed two new felony criminal cases today, marking five prosecutions since the unit's establishment last year.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued a statement following the King County Superior Court's decision to deny his office’s request to enforce a subpoena against the Seattle Archdiocese in an ongoing investigation into the Catholic Church.
Attorney General Ferguson announced the resolution of his antitrust lawsuit against the final defendants in a conspiracy to artificially raise chicken prices for Washington families. The remaining three defendants—House of Raeford Farms, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, and Foster Farms—will pay $2.2 million, pending court approval. This brings the total recovery from Ferguson’s broiler chicken price-fixing case involving 19 defendants to $37.7 million.
Allure Esthetic and Dr. Javad Sajan have been ordered to pay $5 million following a consumer protection lawsuit initiated by Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The Seattle-based plastic surgery practice was found to have manipulated online reviews and threatened patients with illegal non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to enhance its reputation.
TACOMA — A Pierce County Superior Court judge found probable cause to transfer a sex offender to McNeil Island after the Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to prevent his release to the community.
Attorney General Ferguson has issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to send the challenge to Idaho’s near-total abortion ban back to lower courts, temporarily allowing emergency abortions to resume.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office will pilot a hate crimes hotline in Clark, King, and Spokane counties. The pilot program is set to launch by July 1, 2025, with plans for a statewide rollout by January 1, 2027.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Albertsons has removed illegal land use restrictions that had created a food desert in Bellingham’s Birchwood neighborhood since 2018. These restrictions barred any grocery store from occupying its former location, leaving residents without a full-service supermarket within reasonable walking distance.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the appointments to the newly created Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force in the Attorney General’s Office. The task force will bring together technology experts, industry representatives, labor organizations, civil liberty groups, and other stakeholders to discuss AI's benefits and challenges. The task force is expected to issue findings, guiding principles, and policy recommendations.
The Washington State Supreme Court has affirmed Attorney General Bob Ferguson's authority to pursue legal action aimed at safeguarding the civil and constitutional rights of residents. The ruling specifically addresses a series of unlawful evictions conducted by law enforcement officers in Sunnyside.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that Washington state, city, and county governments received a $123.34 million payment from Johnson & Johnson as part of the state's litigation against companies involved in the opioid crisis. The funds are to be split evenly between state and local governments and used to combat the opioid epidemic.
El Procurador General Bob Ferguson anunció que Greenridge Farms y Baker Produce, con sede en Pasco, pagarán $470,000 para resolver una demanda de derechos civiles sobre múltiples acusaciones de agresión sexual y acoso sexual por parte de un supervisor. Ferguson también alega que las empresas tomaron represalias contra las trabajadoras cuando denunciaron los hechos. Todo el dinero recaudado se destinará a las cuatro mujeres que denunciaron las agresiones, el acoso y las represalias.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Pasco-based Greenridge Farms and Baker Produce will pay $470,000 to resolve his civil rights lawsuit over multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment of female farmworkers by one of the companies’ supervisors. Ferguson also asserts the companies retaliated against workers who spoke out.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case challenging the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the launch of HearMeWA, a statewide reporting system focused on the safety and well-being of young people in Washington. The initiative aims to remove barriers for youth seeking help with challenges such as bullying, social pressures, suicidal thoughts, and threats of violence.
