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A cosmetic surgeon in Seattle illegally blocked negative reviews by forcing patients to sign NDAs and threatening them with $250,000 fines, a judge has ruled.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Allure Esthetic and its owner, Dr. Javad Sajan, over violation of state and federal laws protecting consumers and patient privacy in December 2022.
Federal Judge Ricardo S. Martinez ruled on Friday that Sajan and Allure Esthetic prevented thousands of patients posting negative online reviews by making them sign nondisclosure agreements before they received treatments.
The lawsuit claimed Allure went to extreme measures to block negative reviews by suing anonymous reviewers for defamation. One former employee described their tactics as 'relentless'.
A trial to determine what penalty Sajan and Allure will face has been scheduled for September, according to the Seattle Times.
Dr, Javad Sajan (pictured left) is a cosmetic surgeon in Seattle who illegally prevented negative reviews by forcing patients to sign NDAs and threatened them with $250,000 fines
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in December 2022 against Allure Esthetic and its owner, Dr. Javad Sajan, for violation of state and federal laws protecting consumers and patient privacy
Federal Judge Ricardo S. Martinez (pictured) ruled on Friday that Sajan and Allure Esthetic prevented thousands of patients from posting negative online reviews by making them sign nondisclosure agreements before they received their treatments
The website of Allure Esthetics that shows is an of Dr. Javad Sajan as it publicizes the plastic surgeon's podcast that describes the shows as 'unique stores, raw pain, real triumphs'
'Online reviews are often the first stop when consumers are determining who to trust,' Ferguson said in the news release Monday.
The year-long investigation conducted by the attorney general's office in 2022 saw 10 consumers and 40 former employees at Allure Esthetic interviewed in response to complaints.
Between 2017 and 2019 Allure made over 10,000 consumers sign non-disclosure agreements before having a consultation that required patients to contact the business instead of posting a negative review, Seattle Times reported.
Ferguson said that if a patient wrote a negative review about the practice the clinic would bribe them with cash and services to remove it. If a patient refused, Allure would
