STATE v. CLA ESTATE SERVICES, INC.

No. 82529-1-I.

515 P.3d 1012 (2022)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. CLA ESTATE SERVICES, INC., and CLA USA Inc., Appellants, Mitchell Reed Johnson, individually and in his marital community, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

FILED August 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J Elkanich , Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, 1331 Nw Lovejoy St. Ste. 900, Portland, OR, 97209-3280, John B. Crosetto , Buchalter, 1420 Fifth Avenue Ste. 3100, Seattle, WA, 98101, Robert M. Mckenna , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 701 5th Ave Ste 5600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7045, Carter G. Phillips , Sidley Austin LLC, 1501 K Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20005, for Appellants.

Daniel T. Davies , Cynthia Lisette Alexander , Washington Attorney General's Office, Aaron John Esq. Fickes , Attorney at Law, 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Audrey L. Udashen , Attorney General's Office, 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-3107, for Respondent.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 CLA Estate Services, Inc. (CLA ESI) and CLA USA, Inc. (CLA USA) (collectively, CLA) began offering free estate-planning seminars for seniors in Washington in 2008. These seminars stressed to consumers that "Revocable Living Trusts" (RLTs) were a superior...

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