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 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.