Court rejects request to temporarily block new law while legal challenges continue

SEATTLE — A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and rejected an attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons.

Ferguson and bipartisan group of attorneys general took Indivior to court for illegally manipulating the drug approval process to keep its monopoly on Suboxone

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that a national drug manufacturer will pay approximately $2.1 million to Washington state for conspiring to block generic drug competition for Suboxone. The drug maker’s conduct artificially inflated prices for Suboxone across the country.

Corporations hid health risks for decades while continuing to market PFAS

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced an environmental lawsuit today against numerous manufacturers of PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” The lawsuit asserts these companies knew for decades about the serious risks these chemicals posed to humans and the environment. The companies likely made many millions in profit while actively deceiving the public.

AG more than doubles Washington recovery by rejecting multistate settlement and taking on Google alone

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced Google will pay $39.9 million to Washington state as a result of his office’s lawsuit over misleading location tracking practices. Google will also implement a slate of court-ordered reforms to increase transparency about its location tracking settings.

Ostrom Mushroom Farm discriminó a trabajadoras y a trabajadores residentes de Washington al reemplazarlos deliberadamente por trabajadores inmigrantes de sexo masculino provenientes de México

SEATTLE – El procurador general Bob Ferguson anunció hoy que una granja de hongos de Sunnyside pagará $3,4 millones para resolver una demanda por actos discriminatorios, engañosos y abusivos en contra de trabajadoras agrícolas y trabajadores residentes de Washington.

Ostrom Mushroom Farm discriminated against female workers, Washington residents by intentionally replacing them with male guest workers from Mexico

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million to resolve a lawsuit asserting unfair, deceptive and discriminatory actions against female farmworkers and Washington-based workers.

Businesses deceived into paying three times the cost to file standard state annual reports

Owner will pay $1 million, including $745K restitution to Puyallup Tribal Fisheries for river restoration

10-person unit will include investigators and prosecutors to combat organized retail crime

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that the Legislature fully funded his request to create a centralized Organized Retail Crime Unit to coordinate, investigate and prosecute multi-jurisdictional retail crime statewide.

Organized Retail Crime involves a group of individuals that steal products in order to resell them for a profit. This does not include petty theft, shoplifting or poverty-driven crimes.  

Legislation will ensure power, water will remain connected during National Weather Service heat warnings