Comcast sued for $100M by Washington state AG, alleging 1.8M violations of consumer protection law
BREAKING NEWS: Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has scheduled a news conference this morning where he plans to announce a $100 million consumer protection lawsuit against Comcast.
“The lawsuit accuses Comcast of engaging in a pattern of deceptive practices constituting more than 1.8 million individual violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act,” the AG’s office says in a media alert. “The company’s conduct impacted approximately 500,000 Washington state consumers.”
The news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Pacific time. The lawsuit has not yet been made public.
Update: In a statement to GeekWire, Comcast indicates that the dispute involves its Service Protection Plan, a monthly fee that covers maintenance of in-home wiring for Xfinity TV, Internet and voice, and troubleshooting for customer-owned equipment.
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/comcast-sued-100m-washington-state-ag-alleging-1-8m-violations-consumer-protection-law/
