Wash. Court Won't Dismiss AG's Google Complaint
A Washington state court denied Google’s motion to dismiss a location-tracking complaint by Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D). The Washington AG sued in January (see 2201240028). "Google attempted to evade accountability for its actions, and the judge rejected the corporation’s…
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arguments," Ferguson said Monday. The state “adequately alleges … that Google engaged in trade or commerce that directly or indirectly affects the people of Washington,” and “has properly pled a Consumer Protection Act … claim against Google,” King County Superior Court Judge Matt Lapin wrote Friday. Trial is set for January. Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) last week amended a separate location-tracking complaint against Google (see 2205190040). Google didn’t comment Monday.