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New York's Plain English Law, Rosemary Moukad Jan 1980

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.