faircontracts
Summaries of a collection of cases analyzing online contracts. www.internetlibrary.com/topics/click_wrap.cfm
Read MoreNobody Reads Your Privacy Policy or Online Contract? www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/njtip/v8/n1/1/
Read MoreThe time has come to shed light on what these Terms of Service agreements actually say, and what it means to users. www.eff.org/issues/terms-of-abuse
Read MoreTax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They’re crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign — and plain English — to make legal paperwork intelligible to the rest of us. http://www.ted.com/talks/alan_siegel_let_s_simplify_legal_jargon.html
Read MoreIn Wyoming, the mini-FTC act is the Consumer Protection Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§40-12-101 to 40-12-114. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action only if a business knowingly committed an unlawful deceptive trade practice. To sustain an action, the plaintiff must show actual harm due to the defendant’s conduct. There is a statute…
Read MoreIn Wisconsin, the mini-FTC act is Wis. Stat. Ann. §100.18; §§100.20- 100.264. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when a defendant violates a specific regulation by engaging in unfair trade practices, deceptive practices in advertising (except insurance companies) or other deceptive representations to the general public. To sustain an action, the plaintiff…
Read MoreIn West Virginia, the mini-FTC act is the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when anyone in the conduct of trade or commerce commits unfair or deceptive acts or practices or engages in unfair competition. To sustain an action, the plaintiff must show actual harm due…
Read MoreIn Washington, the mini-FTC act is the Washington Consumer Protection Act. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when anyone in trade or commerce engages in unfair competition or unfair or deceptive acts. To sustain an action, plaintiff must show actual harm due to the defendant’s conduct. There is a statute of limitations…
Read MoreIn Virginia, the mini-FTC act is the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when a supplier misrepresents a product. To sustain an action, the plaintiff must show actual harm due to the defendant’s conduct. There is a statute of limitations for actions under the statute of two years.…
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