The nearly $9.1 million penalty represents the highest trial award in a state Consumer Protection case, even before including restitution. Big or small, every business must play by the rules.” Part of my job is keeping giant corporations honest. My legal team demonstrated that we’re capable of meeting the world’s largest corporations in court – and winning. “Instead of making things right for Washingtonians, Comcast sent an army of corporate lawyers into court to try to avoid accountability. “Comcast refused to accept responsibility for its egregious conduct that resulted in Washingtonians losing money every month for a product they did not want or request,” Ferguson said. Judge Timothy Bradshaw ordered Comcast to pay nearly $9.1 million in penalties, in addition to providing restitution to tens of thousands of Washington Service Protection Plan customers. OLYMPIA - A King County Superior Court judge today ruled that multi-billion dollar telecommunications conglomerate Comcast violated the Consumer Protection Act more than 445,000 times when it charged tens of thousands of Washingtonians for its Service Protection Plan without their consent. Represents the largest trial award in a consumer protection case ever brought by the Washington State Attorney General
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