These are the most common examples of unfair competition practices in business litigation: Trademark infringement. Product disparagement (making false claims about a competitor's product) Stealing a competitor's trade secrets or confidential information.
Unfair Acts or Practices An act or practice is unfair when it (1) causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers, (2) cannot be reasonably avoided by consumers, and (3) is not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition. Congress codified the three-part unfairness test in 1994.
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.
(These practices are commonly called misleading or unfair business practices.) They include false advertising, misrepresentation, tied selling, and failing to comply with regulations. Under consumer protection laws, they are illegal and can lead to compensatory or punitive damages.
(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 ...
Hoarding or destruction of goods. Making false or misleading representation of facts disparaging the goods, services or trade of another person is also a restrictive trade practice under Indian law.
This includes discrimination between customers by suppliers, exclusive dealing arrangements, and agreement or collusion to share out markets, either geographically or by products.
There are several ways to file a complaint with NYS DHR: You can call 1-888-392-3644. You can visit a Division of Human Right office and file a complaint in person: .dhr.ny/contact-us.
FOR ACTS THAT OCCURRED ON OR AFTER 2/15/2024, you must file your complaint within three years of the most recent act of alleged discrimination. If you were terminated, you must file within three years of the date you were first informed you would be terminated.