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In Alaska, the mini-FTC act is ALASKA STAT. § 45-50-471 to 561. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when an individual conducting trade or commerce engage in: false, misleading, or deceptive acts of practices; misleading or false advertising; or conducts a variety of more specific acts. To sustain an action, a plaintiff…
Read MoreIn Alabama, the mini-FTC act is Ala. Code § 8-19-1 to 15. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when an individual conducting trade or commerce: engages in false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices; misleading advertising or false claims; and/or performs a variety of other unconscionable, false, misleading, or deceptive practices. To…
Read MoreRalph Nader explains the problem with standard form contracts and introduces faircontracts.org.
Read MoreA round table discussion on standard form contracts.
Read MoreAn excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. David Vladeck is the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/about.shtm Vladek Default Rules 2.mp3
Read MoreAn excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. David Vladeck is the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/about.shtm Vladek Compnding Transactns.mp3
Read MoreAn excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Lauren Willis is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/willis.html Willis We Read But We Dont.mp3
Read MoreAn excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Lauren Willis is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/willis.html Willis Limited Resources.mp3
Read MoreAn excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Lauren Willis is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/willis.html WIllis Choice Complication.mp3
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