Consumer Protection Law Commons^™

The Federal Trade Commission's Approach To Regulating Health Claims In Food Advertising, Timothy T. Hughes Jan 1990

New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act Protects Tenants From Eviction Induced By Unreasonable Lease Changes, Karen M. Cichowski Jan 1989

Federal Law Requires Creditors To Provide Counseling Assistance Information To Delinquent Homeowners, Paul H. Schieber Jan 1989

Illinois Appellate Court Holds That A Marketing Plan Need Not Meet Federal Trade Commission Criteria To Qualify As A Pyramid Sales Scheme, M. E. Welsh Jan 1989

First Circuit Holds Brazilian Manufacturer And Sales Representative Liable For Defective Pressure Cookers Sold In Puerto Rico, Carole Crawford Jan 1989

Supreme Court Holds Illinois Tax On Interstate Telecommunications Does Not Violate Commerce Clause, Mary L. Smith Jan 1989

Iowa Supreme Court Holds Insurance Coverage Is Unavailable If Unidentified Hit And Run Driver Does Not Physically Contact Victim, Carole Crawford Jan 1989

Recent Legislative Activity Jan 1989

Credit Company Did Not Nullify Its Anti-Waiver Provision By Accepting Late Payments But Its Harassing Phone Calls Violated Connecticut's Unfair Trade Practices Act, Michael I. Leonard Jan 1989

Iowa Supreme Court Establishes Exhaustion Presumption In Tortfeasor Liability Policy Settlements For Underinsured Motorist Insurance, Stephen Kirkwood Jan 1989

Representing Victims Of Vocational School Fraud, Alan A. Alop Jan 1989

The Better Business Bureau: Over Three-Quarters Of A Century Of Service To The Consumer And Business Communities, John W. Cooley Jan 1989

Auto Brokers, Auto Warranties, Credit Card Disclosures, Employment Agencies, Home Equity Loans, Long-Term Care Insurance Jan 1989

Discretionary Function Exception To Federal Tort Claims Act Does Not Bar Claim That Federal Agencies Improperly Licensed And Released Polio Vaccine, Mary L. Smith Jan 1989

Non-Deceptive Breach Of Contract Constitutes Unfair Business Practice Under Section 5 Of The Federal Trade Commission Act, Thomas V. Laprade Jan 1989

Sale Of Condominium Units Covered By Disclosure Requirements Of Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, Michael E. Yates Jan 1989

Wisconsin Lemon Law Held To Require Replacement Of Defective Automobile Without Offset For Use, Elbert D. Reniva Jan 1989

Texas Court Of Appeals Refuses To Hold Vendors Of Defective Homes Liable Under The Texas Trade Practices Act, Martha D. Owens Jan 1989

The All-Terrain Vehicle Case: A Safety Program That Is Working, James V. Lacy Jan 1989

Automobiles, Education, Finance, Health Care, Housing, Telecommunications, Video Rental Jan 1989

Two Circuit Courts Interpret The "Intent To Defraud" Provision Of The Federal Odometer Act To Require More Than Mere Negligence, Catherine M. Crisham Jan 1989

Recovery Of Punitive Damages, Civil Penalties, And Attorneys' Fees Allowed Under The Kansas Consumer Protection Act, Brigid Kennedy Jan 1989

Seventh Circuit Construes Section 23(A) Of The Consumer Product Safety Act To Limit Liability Imposed On Manufacturers And Sellers, Rox Anne Joyce Jan 1989

Utah Supreme Court Holds That Promotional Materials May Constitute An Express Warranty, Elbert D. Reniva Jan 1989

Truth-In-Advertising Law Prohibits Anti-Abortion Group From Advertising As Abortion Information Service, M. E. Welsh Jan 1989

Florida Court Refuses To Extend Protection Of State U.C.C. Statute And Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act To Lessees Of Defective Vehicle, Elizabeth A. Mitchell Jan 1989

Consumer Legislation In Texas: 1989 Amendments To The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices - Consumer Protection Act And The Texas Property Code, Joseph G. Chumlea, Michael Curry Jan 1989

Finance, Food Labeling, Fraud, Telecommunication, Tobacco Jan 1989

Pennsylvania Law Preventing Public Utilities From Recovering Financial Losses Through Rates Or Amortization Upheld, Martha D. Owens Jan 1989

Florida Supreme Court Upholds Adequacy Of Product Warnings Regarding Accutane, Elizabeth A. Mitchell Jan 1989