Washington Attorney General

AG Ferguson Suing Albertsons Over Dividend
AG Ferguson Suing Albertsons Over Dividend
AG Ferguson Suing Albertsons Over Dividend
(Seattle, WA) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit to block Albertsons from giving a four-billion dollar payout to shareholders before a proposed merger with Kroger. Ferguson says the so-called special dividend payment risks severely undercutting Albertsons ability to compete during the time when the sale would be reviewed...
Tyson To Pay WA State $10.5-Million Over Price Fixing Allegations
Tyson To Pay WA State $10.5-Million Over Price Fixing Allegations
Tyson To Pay WA State $10.5-Million Over Price Fixing Allegations
(Seattle, WA)  --  Tyson Foods will pay Washington state ten-and-a-half million dollars to resolve a price-fixing lawsuit over chicken.  Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says that since 2008, 19 broiler chicken producers coordinated price increases.  Arkansas-bas...
Washington to Get $518m From Opioid Distributor Settlement
Washington to Get $518m From Opioid Distributor Settlement
Washington to Get $518m From Opioid Distributor Settlement
(Seattle, WA)  --  Three drug distributors will pay Washington half-a-billion for its role in the opioid epidemic.  Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the completion of the 518-million-dollar settlement Monday.  The money will be used for prevention, treatment and recovery.  The settlement ha...
Washington Forms Organized Retail Crime Task Force
Washington Forms Organized Retail Crime Task Force
Washington Forms Organized Retail Crime Task Force
(Seattle, WA) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has created a statewide Organized Retail Crime Theft Task Force. Across the country, organized retail crime costs 70-billion dollars a year. Ferguson says the task force will improve coordination and collaboration among law enforcement agencies to stop the crime rings...