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New York's Plain English Law, Rosemary Moukad
New York's Plain English Law, Rosemary Moukad
Fordham Urban Law Journal
New York was the first state to pass a law requiring that contracts governing consumer transactions be written in plain English, as opposed to legalese. This Note examines the effect of New York's Plain English Law on consumer transactions as well as the Law's reception by lawyers and consumers.