Washington AG sues company that owns Value Village
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a company that owns Value Village, saying the company has deceived thousands of Washington consumers and donors for more than a decade.
The suit, filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court, alleges that TVI Inc., of Bellevue, has used deceptive marketing that led consumers and donors to believe that Value Village is a nonprofit or charity and that that all types of donations and purchases benefited charity.
The lawsuit comes a week after the company pre-emptively filed its own suit against Ferguson, saying his office has violated the company's rights by demanding $3.2 million to settle a three-year investigation.
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