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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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It just sounds like you're dooming I would get off this thing!
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amlaw
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is your ex’s friend funny
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Not if you take the chat and fill it up with long paragraphs so that relevant comments disappear. Please don't be difficult. Have a good day people!
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s95
17:01
hi this doesnt seem like the place to ask this but does anyone know any law schools that are good for a future specialization in immigration law?
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they live like two hours away from me and I think the friend decided to do this show specifically to see me which is a whole other can of worms
amlaw
17:02
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[] ararara
17:04
@s95: My cousin is an immigration attorney who recently argued in front of the supreme court. He attended the University of Houston for law school. There are so many good schools for immigration law, countless clinics.
[] ararara
17:05
@s95: The higher the rank though basically means more opportunities possibly with a debt trade off. It's hard for me to say more without knowing your goals though. Awesome you already have an idea what you want to do as a lawyer!
[] ararara
17:06
I would research immigration law clinics
@s95: generally school specialties are kind of silly. it’s usually the rank of the school that determines the opportunities you can get from it across the board
with caveats for strong regional schools with a regional focus and so on
17:27
@s95 University of San Diego
twinkletwinklestar
22:47
@dkkm10: nice diss
23:32
Ahh well I kinda meant that seriously given I know 3 attorneys who went there and they did immigration law afterwards.
23:33
They have a really strong immigration clinic too.
Happy fourth of july future lawyers !! :)
USD actually does really well for immigration in the SoCal region, and is known to have a great clinic.
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