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Federal judge agrees with AG Ferguson that Google’s search business is an unlawful monopoly

Washington partnered with a bipartisan coalition of 38 AGs in federal antitrust lawsuit

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., agreed with his lawsuit that technology giant Google unlawfully leverages its dominance in the online search and related text advertising markets through exclusionary contracts, harming both consumers and advertisers.

AG Ferguson, 6 AGs partner to challenge Regeneron for inflating Medicaid prices

Federal lawsuit asserts scheme cost state Medicaid programs millions for critical eye medication

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his partnership with a bipartisan group of six attorneys general in a federal lawsuit asserting New York-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals inflated the price it charged Medicaid for an important eye medication. The scheme resulted in the submission of tens of thousands of false claims to Medicaid and millions of dollars in losses to the states.

Dollar Tree to reform children’s products testing nationwide, pay nearly $200K, after AG Ferguson investigation reveals toxic products

Investigation found school supplies with more than 4 times legal limit of lead, 4 times legal limit of cadmium

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a legally binding resolution requiring Dollar Tree to pay $190,000 and more thoroughly test children’s products. The resolution follows an Attorney General investigation finding school supplies sold by the national retailer had illegal levels of toxic heavy metals lead and cadmium.

AG Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit files two new criminal prosecutions against three defendants

New cases involve passing fake checks from state treasurer, reselling high-end liquor

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit filed two new felony criminal cases today. This marks five prosecutions since Ferguson established the new unit last year.