Tvi, Inc., V. State Of Washington

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) 80915-6-I ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) TVI, INC., d/b/a Value Village, ) ) Appellant. ) BOWMAN, J. — The State sued TVI Inc. under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), chapter 19.86 RCW, alleging that TVI’s marketing deceived consumers by creating an impression that TVI is a nonprofit entity and that charities benefit from sales at TVI’s Value Village thrift stores. TVI argued its marketing amounts to constitutionally protected charitable solicitation and moved to dismiss the CPA claims. The…