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Bob Ferguson

AG Ferguson, Gov. Inslee argue Idaho’s abortion “travel ban” is illegal

Washington joins 19 other states urging court to block Idaho law

OLYMPIA — Today, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general to file legal arguments in a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care.

Yakima man sentenced to more than three years in prison in fourth attempted child rape conviction by Attorney General’s Office

Attorney General’s Office charged six individuals nabbed in “Net Nanny” operation in Yakima targeting individuals seeking to rape children

YAKIMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a Yakima County Superior Court judge sentenced a Yakima man to 40 months in prison following his guilty plea for charges related to felony conspiracy to commit child molestation in the first degree.

AG Ferguson defeats second attempt to block Washington’s ban on the sale of assault weapons

Ruling comes after federal judge denied another attempt to block the law earlier this month

OLYMPIA — A Thurston County Superior Court judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and rejected an attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons. This is the second court in less than three weeks to rule that the ban should remain in place while legal challenges continue.

AG Ferguson wins up to $695,000 in refunds for Washingtonians harmed by lingerie company’s deceptive subscriptions practices

Adore Me used pre-checked boxes to automatically enroll approximately 5,700 Washingtonians in monthly “VIP Membership”

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today a national online apparel company will return as much as $695,000 to approximately 5,700 Washingtonians it deceptively enrolled into a monthly subscription service.

AG Ferguson wins $2.1 million for Washington in lawsuit against Suboxone drug maker that conspired to block generic competitors

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.

AG Ferguson files lawsuit against 20 manufacturers of “forever chemicals”

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 Ferguson’s lawsuit forces Google to pay nearly $40M over deceptive location tracking

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.