Sentences with phrase «consumer protection act»

In answer to your second question, my strong suspicion is that it is drafted in the shadow of a particular state consumer protection act.

«Consumer» is a term of art for the purpose of interpreting consumer protection acts, which are on the books of all fifty states.

Latner filed a lawsuit under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 («TCPA»), on behalf of himself and a putative class of others who received similar West Park texts.

No employee or agent of Book Country shall engage in telemarketing practices that violate the terms of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, the FTC Telephone Sales Rule, or state regulations.

The Truth - in - Lending Act (TILA) is one of the most critically important consumer protection acts in the mortgage business.

Successfully obtained temporary restraining order and subsequent preliminary injunction in federal court under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, enjoining threatened «shut down» of client's website and mandating transfer of domain names and registrar account to client.

Our guarantee is in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (59.1 - 195 et seq.).

And they also cite the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, claiming the companies engaged in «deceptive trade practices» — an allegation similar to the Massachusetts attorney general's investigation currently underway into Exxon.

The plaintiff brought a claim for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act against a licensee for an allegedly unauthorized text message.

The third edition of the Annotated Ontario Consumer Protection Act will appear this year, and Abudulai is already working on the next one.

The main item was the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act which was passed in 2004 and became law on January 1, 2006.

(1) The violation by the licensee of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977; (2) Willful falsification of any information contained in the application; (3) The licensee's conviction of any offense involving cruelty to animals or a violation of this bill; or (4) The licensee's nonconformance with: this bill; the rules and regulations of the commissioner; the Non-Livestock Animal Humane Death Act; or the present law provisions governing offenses against animals.

Class Actions in Québec: Credit Card Conversion Charges Bank of Montreal v. Marcotte, 2014 SCC 55 (35009) Québec's Consumer Protection Act applies to credit card issuers re conversion charges on purchases made in foreign... [more]

If the landlord's conduct is extremely outrageous, the landlord might be liable for multiple damages under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, G.L. c. 93A.

handling oppositions, cancellations and appeals before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office protecting trademark rights on the Internet by initiating proceedings under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers» (ICANN) Uniform Domain - Name Dispute - Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the U.S. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)

Obtaining summary judgment and dismissal of wrongful foreclosure and consumer protection act claims against a residential mortgage lender and argument before the Court of Appeals.

Faso, a Republican from the 19th District, introduced the Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act with Democratic Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

The suit accuses Amazon of violating its terms of service, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and the local Washington Consumer Protection Act.

The reason is that the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act says lenders can find a safe harbor from borrower lawsuits if they will simply offer qualified residential mortgages.

And if you receive calls to your cellphone, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act provides additional protection.

In 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd — Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law, which restructures the oversight of financial regulation and includes amendments to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

Although consumer protection acts don't typically apply to real estate transactions, I could foresee a savvy plaintiff using your «this is not a real estate transaction» argument against you — allowing recovery of statutory damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees.

It is my understanding that Quebec prohibits advertising to children (those under 13 years of age), under the Quebec Consumer Protection Act.

Similar to the FCCDA, the Home Equity Loan Consumer Protection Act (HELCPA) of 1988 requires lenders to disclose key information before issuing you a home equity loan.

The Michigan Consumer Protection Act was created specifically for the purpose of deterring unfair and deceptive trade practices.

TCPA team co-leader and Boston IP litigation associate Troy Lieberman is quoted in this piece discussing considerations companies should address when facing multiple Telephone Consumer Protection Act class actions.

Today, the FTC is confirming that it has an open non-public investigation into these practices,» the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection Acting Director Tom Pahl said in a press release.

Rogers won that one in an Ontario court, but lost it in the legislature when the type of change they made was banned in the (then) new Consumer Protection Act, 2002.)

The reforms enacted through the 2010 Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act focused primarily on the banking industry, leaving the shadow banking sector largely intact.

The 2010 Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandated the disclosure, and the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules specifying how it should be done in 2015.

The Volcker Rule is a specific section of the Dodd — Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act originally proposed by American economist and former United States Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to restrict United States banks from making certain kinds of speculative investments that do not benefit their customers.

The Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires that all 50 individual states to comply with the NAIC 2010 annuity suitability model by June 16, 2013...

However, manufacturers and distributors are now required to send reports of Adverse Event Reactions to the FDA, thanks to the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act passed in the late 2016.

SA Consumer Protection Act (CPA) requires they send a membership expiry reminder at least 40 days beforehand (and not more than 80 days before).

Means tests vary from state to state and came about via the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act back in 2005.

The 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act tightened qualifications for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Here is the abstract from a paper in the Harvard Law & Policy Review by Alexei Alexandrov and Dalie Jimenez that looks at the data of how the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act actually impacted consumers.

Smith was consequently held liable as an individual, with a jury finding that his poor home inspection performance constituted «unfair or deceptive acts or practices» which violated the Montana Home Inspection Trade Practices Act and the Montana Consumer Protection Act.

David sent in the following question: Hello Steve, What do you think the chances are of the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act S. 3264 passing?

Opponents of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act falsely claim the bill would disrupt data collection and reporting on the ethnicity, race and sex of borrowers under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

Blogging on the Huffington Post, Ms. Madigan notes that passage of the Illinois Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act enacts the strongest protection in the U.S. from unethical debt settlement operators.

«The October consumer filing total also represents the first time that bankruptcies have topped 100,000 since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act went into effect in October 2005.

Banking and mortgage groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to issue new Telephone Consumer Protection Act rules that would make consumer lawsuits over robocalls harder to win.

See the full list of Consumer Protection Act rights on the Ontario government website.

Your actions have now hopefully made the implementation of the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act less necessary at this point and more importantly helped to save members from defecting.