Sing v. John L. Scott, Inc.

(dissenting) — The majority in this case finds no violation of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA), RCW 19.86, when agents of a real estate broker engage in insider trading practices that ultimately injure both the seller of the property and a prospective buyer. When the agents of the real estate broker engage in insider trading practices that undermine the integrity of the real estate market and diminish consumer confidence in market fairness, an unfair deceptive act or practice in trade or commerce under the CPA results. RCW 19.86.030. Therefore, I respectfully dissent.

The majority…