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Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

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A quick definition of Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law:

Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law is a law that helps protect people from being tricked or lied to by businesses. It was created to make sure that companies are honest in their advertising and sales practices. This law gives the state government the power to regulate unfair and deceptive trade practices, and it also allows people to sue companies if they are harmed by these practices. It is sometimes called the Little FTC Act and is abbreviated as UTPCPL.

A more thorough explanation:

The Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, also known as the Little FTC Act, is a state law that protects consumers from deceptive trade practices and false advertising. It was proposed by the Federal Trade Commission in 1967 and adopted by many states.

The law gives the state attorney general the power to regulate unfair and deceptive trade practices. This means that if a company is found to be engaging in deceptive practices, the attorney general can take legal action against them.

Consumers also have the right to sue companies directly if they have been harmed by deceptive practices. For example, if a company falsely advertises a product as being all-natural when it actually contains harmful chemicals, a consumer can sue the company for damages.

Another example of a deceptive practice is when a company uses bait-and-switch tactics to lure customers in with a low price, only to switch to a higher price once the customer is committed. This is illegal under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

In summary, the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law is designed to protect consumers from deceptive practices by giving the state attorney general the power to regulate companies and allowing consumers to take legal action against offenders.

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texaslawhopefully
22:30
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That all sounds great. It sounds like it has fairly diverse cuisine for a smaller city
yeah there are so many good cuisines in ithaca
renard99
22:31
@lilypadfrog: that’s a pity I’da be liking them all
texaslawhopefully
22:31
Only food I’m going to miss for sure if I leave Texas is texmex
22:31
waspy hasnt had thai food in ithaca yet. ithaca thai is so good
^^^^ truuuuuu
22:32
there are two major thai places and they have very similar names bc a divorced husband and wife own them lol
22:32
personally i think taste of thai is better than taste of thai express but thats just me
i had pho tho and it was really good and huge portions
texaslawhopefully
22:32
Glad they have good Thai food, I love Thai food! Can’t wait to visit :)
22:33
when tex goes to ithaca i want to come
Dkk
22:34
Crying Tiger, best Thai dish.
damn im so hungry all i had today was a curry tonkatsu and buldak
and it was a lil baby noodle cup
vvv hungry
22:36
curry tonkatsu so yummeh
22:36
whats even open rn? pizza?
CTB is it i think
22:37
is collegetown pizza not open
22:37
i used to get a slice from there or wings over at like 1am after my shift at the restaurant
Dkk
22:48
Ross Ulbricht free. God Bless Trump. Huge win.
JeremyFragrance
22:54
agreed
texaslawhopefully
22:55
This is an interesting read: https://thedispatch.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-implications/
Dkk
23:01
I mean, idk how it's possible to end birth right citizenship without amending the constitution because to me the 14th amendment is pretty clear about it.
ross ulbricht tried to hire a hitman to kill 5 people
i am not that sympathetic to him
Dkk
23:04
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That might have been an FBI agent. It was most likely him and he was most likely doing it to retrieve stolen funds that corrupt FBI agents stole, but yeah moral gray area but me personally, cool with hitmen. It's not like it is uncommon to hire hitmen. I don't think the action itself is necessarily wrong but the intent behind it can be.
Dkk
23:05
Like, Boeing whistblowers being killed by hitmen = wrong but a guy hiring hitmen to retrieve stolen funds = good to me.
texaslawhopefully
23:05
@Dkk: Yeah, for sure. My guess is it'll go to SCOTUS and it'll be 8-1 or 7-2, saying that EO was unconstitutional.
Dkk
23:06
Indeed. I need a count for how many exectuive orders he has signed and how many already have pending lawsuits.
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