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Missouri Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Missouri Consumer Law

In Missouri, the mini-FTC act is the Missouri – Merchanidising Practices Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person who acts, uses or employs any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, unfair practice or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact in connection with the sale or…

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Mississippi Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Mississippi Consumer Law

In Mississippi, the mini-FTC act is the Mississippi – Consumer Protection Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person who sells or leases goods or services primarily for personal, family or household purposes, thereby causing an ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal, as a result of the…

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Minnesota Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Minnesota Consumer Law

In Minnesota, the mini-FTC acts are Minnesota – additional duties of attorney general; Minnesota – False Statement in Advertising Act; Minnesota – Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person who acts, uses or employs any fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, misleading statement or deceptive…

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Michigan Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Michigan Consumer Law

In Michigan, the mini-FTC act is the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person who employs unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive methods, acts, or practices in the conduct of trade or commerce; defined as follows – proscribed acts.  To sustain an action, the plaintiff need not show…

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Massachusetts Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Massachusetts Consumer Law

In Massachusetts, the mini-FTC act is the Massachusetts – Regulation of Business Practices for Consumers Protection Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person who employs any method, act or practice declared to be unlawful by section two or any rule or regulation issued thereunder.  To sustain an action, the…

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Maryland Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Maryland Consumer Law

In Maryland, the mini-FTC act is the Maryland – Consumer Protection Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person employs unfair or deceptive trade practices including any proscribed practices.  To sustain an action, the plaintiff must show actual harm due to the defendant’s conduct.  There is no statute of limitations…

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Maine Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Maine Consumer Law

In Maine,the mini-FTC act is the Maine – Unfair Trade Practices Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any person who sells or leases good, services or property, real or personal, primarily for personal, family or household purposes using unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in…

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Kentucky Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Kentucky Consumer Law

In Kentucky, the mini-FTC act is <Kentucky – Consumer Protection Act>.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when any “person” (natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations, and any other legal entity) who uses or employs any act or method herein declared unlawful.  To sustain an action, the plaintiff must…

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Kansas Consumer Law

By faircontracts / June 7, 2010 / Comments Off on Kansas Consumer Law

In Kansas, the mini-FTC act is the Kansas – Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.  Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when a ”supplier” defined as; “A seller, lessor, assignor, or other person who regularly engages in or solicits consumer transactions, including soliciting a consumer transaction by using a telephone facsimile machine to transmit…

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Tell Us Your Story!

By faircontracts / June 6, 2010 / Comments Off on Tell Us Your Story!

Got a story to tell us about one of your contract experiences? Have you turned down a company or renegotiated the terms after they tried to force an unfair contract on you? Do you want to send out a warning to other consumers not to fall for predatory contracts?  Do you know of model industry…

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