YOUNG v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.

No. 97576-1.

472 P.3d 990 (2020)

Duane YOUNG, an individual, and all those similarly situated, Petitioner, v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., a California corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed September 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Cameron , Attorney at Law, Kirk David Miller , Kirk D. Miller, P.S., 421 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 660, Spokane, WA, 99201-0410, for Petitioner.

Michael Mallow , Rachel Straus , Mark D. Campbell , Shook Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., 2049 Century Park East, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA, 90067, Weston Dunn , Attorney at Law, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 6800, Seattle, WA, 98104-7066, for Respondent.

Amy Chia-Chi Teng , John Matthew Geyman , Washington Attorney General's Office, 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Amicus Curiae Attorney General for the State of Washington.

Scott Kinkley , Northwest Justice Project, 1702 W. Broadway Ave., Spokane, WA, 99201-1818, for Amicus Curiae Northwest Justice Project.

Beth Ellen Terrell , Blythe H. Chandler , Maria Hoisington-Bingham , Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, 936 N. 34th St. Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98103-8869, for Amicus Curiae Northwest Consumer Law Center.

Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, for Amicus Curiae Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.


¶ 1 "Buyer beware" is not the law in the State of Washington. Instead, our Consumer Protection Act (CPA) prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce. RCW 19.86.020. To prevail on a private CPA claim, a plaintiff must establish five elements, the first of which is "an unfair or deceptive act or practice...

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