Value Village lawsuit will cost the state more than $4M

A King County Superior Court Judge has ordered the Washington State Attorney General’s Office to pay Value Village more than $4.2 million in attorney’s fees in a case that has dragged on for more than six years. “We are very pleased with the court’s fee award and the judge’s ruling confirming the full vindication of our defense in this case,” said Richard Medway, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Savers Value Village, in a statement to McClatchy on Tuesday. “The fee award against the AG’s office is the largest in this context in Washington state history.” While Value Village submitted a total of nearly $5.7 million in receipts for attorney’s fees and costs, Judge David Whedbee had the ultimate say in deciding on appropriate fees to be charged to the AGO. On Tuesday Whedbee signed the order.

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