Releases by the State of Washington. The Office of the Washington Attorney General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim the Attorney General could assert under the Washington Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86 arising out of (a) the factual allegations in the complaints filed in the State Cases; (b) the Covered Conduct for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2014; and (c) the matters investigated under CIDs dated March 13, 2015; January 27, 2016; February 22, 2016; and April 1,
Releases by the State of Washington. The Washington Attorney 26 General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim that was or 27 could have been brought based on: (a) the facts alleged in his Complaint dated February 28 5, 2013, or his Amended Complaint dated August 1, 2014, State of Washington v. The 1 XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Case 2 No. 13-2-02593-9 in the Snohomish County Superior Court (“Washington’s State 3 Case”), for the period of January 1, 2001 through August 1, 2014; or (b) the Covered 4 Conduct for the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2012. The Washington 5 Attorney General executes this release in his official capacity and releases only claims 6 that the Washington Attorney General has the authority to bring and release.
Releases by the State of Washington. The Office of the Washington Attorney General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim the Attorney General could assert under the Washington Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86 arising out of (a) the factual allegations in the complaints filed in the State Cases; (b) the Covered Conduct for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2014; and (c) the matters investigated under CIDs dated March 13, 2015; January 27, 2016; February 22, 2016; and April 1, 2016. The Washington Attorney General executes this release in his official capacity and releases only claims, referenced above, that the Washington Attorney General has the authority to bring and release. Upon execution of this Settlement Agreement, the investigation encompassed by the aforementioned subpoenas shall be deemed terminated.