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Deceptive Trade For Nevada In Ohio
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Consumers in California and across the U.S. are protected against dishonest practices by merchants under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices, or UDAP.
This overview discusses how unfair or deceptive acts or practices (UDAP) are regulated at the state level. Every state has some form of UDAP prohibition.
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Ohio UDAP Law Ohio's primary consumer protection law can be found in Section 1345.02 regulating unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Generally, this law provides the Ohio Attorney General with the power to conduct pre-suit investigations in part through issuing investigative subpoenas.
(A) No supplier shall commit an unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction. Such an unfair or deceptive act or practice by a supplier violates this section whether it occurs before, during, or after the transaction.
Nevada law states that a person engages in a deceptive trade practice if, in the course of his or her business, he or she: knowingly passes off goods or services for sale or lease as those of another person; knowingly makes a false representation as to the source, sponsorship, approval or certification of goods or ...
(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.
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.