Prestige Legal Solutions, a California-based law firm with offices in Washington, will pay $125,000 to settle claims that the firm sent misleading letters to more than 700,000 Washingtonians deceptively implying that their cars were “lemons” subject to a safety recall or class action settlement.

“Our office prioritizes helping consumers get relief if their new cars have major problems, and we’ve done so successfully, returning more than $18 million to Washington consumers last year alone. People do not need to use a private attorney to access help through the Lemon Law program, but this firm sent misleading advertising to hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians, trying to drum up business by preying on their fears about the safety of their vehicles. Today we’re holding them accountable for their deceptive marketing practices.” – AG Brown