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Deceptive Trade For Georgia In Maryland
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Deceptive trade practices in Maryland are dealt under Maryland Commercial Law Code, Title 13 (Consumer Protection Act), Subtitle 3 (Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices) Section 13-301 et seq. Any advertisement of consumer goods or services without intent to sell, lease or rent are prohibited under Section 13-301.
Common Examples of Unfair Competition False advertising. “Bait and switch” selling tactics. Unauthorized substitution of one brand of goods for another. Use of confidential information by former employee to solicit customers.
O.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-390 et seq. ) Georgia's Fair Business Practices Act prohibits unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the marketplace. This law applies to consumer transactions involving the sale, lease or rental of goods, services or property mainly for personal, family or household purposes.
Deceptive trade practices in Maryland are dealt under Maryland Commercial Law Code, Title 13 (Consumer Protection Act), Subtitle 3 (Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices) Section 13-301 et seq. Any advertisement of consumer goods or services without intent to sell, lease or rent are prohibited under Section 13-301.
(a) Any person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by ...
In Maryland, Unfair Competition is a tort that a party can establish proving that a business or company damaged or jeopardized their business “by fraud, deceit, trickery or unfair methods. '” See Cavalier Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Liberty Homes, Inc.
The composition of goods is another common category of deceptive claims. For example, a product advertised as “wool” had better be 100 percent wool; a mixture of wool and synthetic fabrics cannot be advertised as wool.