Civil action—Unfair or deceptive act or practice—Claim elements.
Known as the Consumer Protection Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (26 sections).
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Klem v. Washington Mutual Bank (2013)
Most recently applied in Villegas v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC (June 2019)
2009 c 371 s 2.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
In a private action in which an unfair or deceptive act or practice is alleged under RCW 19.86.020, a claimant may establish that the act or practice is injurious to the public interest because it:
(1) Violates a statute that incorporates this chapter;
(2) Violates a statute that contains a specific legislative declaration of public interest impact; or
(3)(a) Injured other persons; (b) had the capacity to injure other persons; or (c) has the capacity to injure other persons.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.