LYONS v. U.S. BANK NAT. ASS'N

No. 89132-0.

336 P.3d 1142 (2014)

Winnie LYONS, a single person, Appellant, v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee for Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2012-3, by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a chartered national bank; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as servicer, Defendants, and Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., as trustee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Conception Anderson , Guidance To Justice Law Firm, Inc, Bellevue, WA, Melissa Ann Huelsman , Law Offices of Melissa A. Huelsman, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Joshua Saul Schaer , Routh Crabtree Olsen, P.S., Bellevue, WA, for Respondent.

Ann T. Marshall , Bishop Marshall & Weibel PS, Katie A. Axtell , Bishop White Marshall & Weibel, P.S. Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of United Trustees Association.

Sheila M. O'Sullivan , Northwest Consumer Law Center, Audrey L. Udashen , Northwest Consumer Law Center, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Consumer Law Center.

Eulalia Sotelo , Thomas William McKay , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Lisa Marie Von Biela , Lisa M. Von Biela , Issaquah, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.

John Matthew Geyman , Columbia Legal Services, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Columbia Legal Services.

Kimberlee L. Gunning , Shannon E. Smith , Office of the Attorney General, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Attorney General.


FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 Winnie Lyons brought suit against Northwest Trustee Services Inc. (NWTS) based on its conduct as the trustee during foreclosure. Lyons alleged violations of the deed of trust act (DTA), chapter 61.24 RCW; violations of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), chapter 19.86 RCW; and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. First, this case asks whether a plaintiff can even bring a cause of action for damages under the DTA or the CPA in the...

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