Sentences with phrase «unfair trade practice laws»

Of those statutes and regulations, two parts of the unfair trade practice laws are of the most concern to a retailer.

2014) is a situation where a Massachusetts appellate court held that trial judges have discretion to award attorney fees for work performed by in - house counsel for claims brought under the state's unfair trade practices law.

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The European Union executive is planning a law to deal with complaints about unfair trading practices by leading online players such as Apple and Google.

Showing unfair practices, Meal said, requires regulators to prove substantial consumer injuries, according to the Federal Trade Commission regulations state laws are based on.

The Federal Trade Commission monitors advertising and marketing to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices and enforce truth - in - advertising laws.

But Mr. Trump, eager to showcase his tough stance against unfair trade practices, plans to sign two executive orders on Friday that will lay the groundwork for new policies and stricter enforcement of trade laws.

The Trump administration has been using these laws to go after what it considers unfair trade practices, and doing away with Chapter 19 would make it a lot easier to do so.

Unlike anti-dumping or countervailing duty cases, the law does not require the administration to demonstrate that the import flood arises from an unfair trade practice.

The 1974 law Trump is invoking to impose the tariffs, known as Section 301, authorizes the US president retaliate against a foreign country's «unfair trade practices» (pdf, p. 64).

The plaintiff is claiming violations of New York consumer - protection laws, deceptive and unfair trade practices, false advertising and fraud.

No activity or discussion at any Association meeting or other function may be engaged in for the purpose of bringing about any understanding or agreement among members that may violate or appear to violate the antitrust laws, including but not limited to raise, lower or stabilize prices; to regulate production; to allocate markets; to encourage boycotts; to foster unfair trade practices; to assist monopolization; or to in any way violate federal or state antitrust laws.

Currently, there are nine states that have enacted Internet Safety Laws (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Virginia) which require online dating sites to follow prescribed compliance measures to avoid penalties for violation of unfair trade or deceptive practices.

The European Commission is considering a new law to deal with unfair trading practices after deciding further action is necessary to promote fairness and responsibility... Read more

The philosophy is: to the degree that we have laws providing structure to markets, so that many people can trade easily, knowing that things are basically fair, we must review all practices that give unfair advantages to some.

Representing clients in cases against debt collectors is a form of consumer law, the branch dedicated to protecting consumers against unfair trade and credit practices.

Just as the consumer protection laws are designed to protect consumers from unfair trade practices, the Bankruptcy Code is designed to provide relief for debtors who are unable to pay their debts in addition to their livings expenses.

The Florida law which governs this reduces to saying «Unfair methods of competition, unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful», and then refers the reader (judge interpreting the law) to their intent to give due consideration to the Federal Trade Commission Act (because they don't say what counts as a deceptive or unfair pracUnfair methods of competition, unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful», and then refers the reader (judge interpreting the law) to their intent to give due consideration to the Federal Trade Commission Act (because they don't say what counts as a deceptive or unfair pracunfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful», and then refers the reader (judge interpreting the law) to their intent to give due consideration to the Federal Trade Commission Act (because they don't say what counts as a deceptive or unfair practtrade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful», and then refers the reader (judge interpreting the law) to their intent to give due consideration to the Federal Trade Commission Act (because they don't say what counts as a deceptive or unfair practTrade Commission Act (because they don't say what counts as a deceptive or unfair pracunfair practice).

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He represented clients in the pharmaceutical sector in matters alleging violations of the False Claims Act, unfair trade practices, consumer protection statutes, and common law.

Our attorneys regularly litigate complex unfair trade practices, antitrust, business torts and contract actions against major regional and national law firms and often serve as local counsel to out - of - state firms engaged in litigation in Connecticut state and federal courts.

His client, a commercial landlord, was accused by a tenant of having breached the lease and committing unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A.

Hannah is an attorney with the firm's litigation group, focusing her practice on the growing areas of trade secrets law, restrictive covenants, employee mobility, and unfair competition.

Office of Fair Trading v Ashbourne Management Services Ltd [2011] EWHC 1237 (Ch); [2011] E.C.C. 31; [2011] C.T.L.C. 237 — Consumer Law (Consumer credit agreements; consumer protection; credit reference agencies; unfair commercial practices; unfair contract terms)

Kristen's litigation experience includes representing individual and corporate clients in cases involving claims of breach of contract, consumer fraud, unfair trade practices, violation of federal and state credit reporting laws, violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, professional negligence, business torts, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, violation of wage and hour law, and violation of non-competition and confidentiality agreements.

Likewise, our experience covers a broad range of substantive areas of law, including fraud, bankruptcy, media and entertainment, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, unfair and deceptive trade practices, RICO, insurance and reinsurance, breach of contract, consumer protection, product liability, and antitrust, among many others.

All states have provisions in their rate regulation laws or in their fair trade practice acts that prohibit unfair discrimination, often called redlining, in setting rates and making insurance available.

As The Seattle Times reports, three men filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in the US District Court in Florida last week, claiming that the frequent «Get Windows 10» upgrade prompts were in violation of laws regarding unsolicited electronic advertising, and potentially in breach of Federal Trade Commission regulations on «deceptive and unfair practices».

Brokers still must comply with any state laws, such as unfair or deceptive trade practices laws, that could preclude them from charging an administrative fee.