COMMITTEE ON THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL - CONSUMER PROTECTION CASE DIGEST

• NCJ Number: 66805
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 88 pages
• Grant Number(s): 79-TA-AX-0028
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of Attorneys General
• Sale Source: National Assoc of Attorneys General
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AMERICAN CONSUMER PROTECTION CASE LAW IS SUMMARIZED FOR 1980.

Abstract

CASE LAW INVOLVING CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES TO CONSUMER STATUTES IS CITED THAT DEALS WITH VOID FOR VAGUENESS, EQUAL PROTECTION, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FEDERAL PREEMPTION PROBLEMS, THE COMMERCE CLAUSE, DELEGATION PROBLEMS, AND OBLIGATION OF CONTRACT. CASES TREATING STATUTORY APPLICATIONS ARE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS. THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES EXAMINED IN CASE LAW RELATE TO PYRAMID SALES/CHAIN SCHEMES, ADVERTISING, MOTOR VEHICLES, MOBILE HOMES, PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION, EXEMPTIONS FROM COVERAGE, USURY, ATTORNEY GENERAL LIABILITY, AGENCY AND INTRA-CORPORATE LIABILITY, LANDLORD AND TENANT, CREDIT, BUYERS CLUBS, DWELLINGS (CONTRACTORS), HEALTH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INSURANCE, PUBLICATIONS, AND REAL ESTATE. CASE LAW TREATING PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS FOCUSES ON JUDGE OR JURY, CLASS ACTION, CRIMINAL PENALTIES, DISCOVERY, CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND, INJUNCTION, JURISDICTION, AND EVIDENCE. THE TABLE OF STATUTES INVOLVED IN THE DECISIONS ARE LISTED BY STATE, AND AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CASES AND SUBJECT INDEX ARE PROVIDED. (RCB)