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Unfair Trade Practices For False Advertising In Maryland
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A Besides the actual consumer, the Consumer Protection Division and the Attorney General can also bring a claim against a company based on false advertising. If you decide to reach out to an Annapolis injury attorney, you should know that this law also applies to auto odometer tampering.
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.
False advertising is an actionable civil claim under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act. A party who successfully sues for false advertising may be entitled to either damages or injunctive relief.
You can complain if you feel a business has misled you about a product or service or you object to the content in an advert. The Advertising Standards Authority is the main body for enforcing rules around advertising but there are other bodies who set standards for different sectors.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the primary agency responsible for handling consumer protection matters. The FTC regulates and prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce pursuant to Section 5 of the FTC Act.
The FTC has primary responsibility for determining whether specific advertising is false or misleading, and for taking action against the sponsors of such material.
The FTC enforces these truth-in-advertising laws, and it applies the same standards no matter where an ad appears – in newspapers and magazines, online, in the mail, or on billboards or buses.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) works to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices. They also provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid scams and fraud.
(a) Making, issuing, circulating, or causing to be made, issued or circulated, any estimate, illustration, circular or statement misrepresenting the terms of any policy issued or to be issued or the benefits or advantages promised thereby or the dividends or share of the surplus to be received thereon, or making any ...
Types of Unfair Trade Practices ①Refusal to Deal. ② Discriminatory Treatment. ③ Exclusion of a Competitor. ④ Unfair Solicitation of Customers. ⑤ Coercion of Transaction. ⑥ Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position. ⑦ Imposing Binding Conditional Trade. ⑧ Obstruction of Business Activities.