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Deceptive Trade With Nevada In Palm Beach
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Nevada Consumer Affairs: The Office of Nevada Consumer Affairs investigates consumer complaints pertaining to deceptive and fraudulent business practices.
To establish that an advertisement is false, a plaintiff must prove five things: (1) a false statement of fact has been made about the advertiser's own or another person's goods, services, or commercial activity; (2) the statement either deceives or has the potential to deceive a substantial portion of its targeted ...
In Florida, unfair and deceptive trade practices are those practices that are considered unethical, unscrupulous, and dishonest. Further, these practices seek to deceive or take advantage of consumers.
NRS 207.171 is the Nevada statute that prohibits using false or misleading advertisements. False ads are a crime even if no one is deceived or sustains losses. NRS 207.175 makes deceptive advertising a misdemeanor for a first- or second offense, carrying up to six months in jail and/or $1,000.
Code § 17535. In addition, the Attorney General “or any district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor in California” may bring a claim under the False Advertising Law for not only restitution and an injunction but civil penalties of up to $2,500.00 per violation.
It is illegal in Nevada to disseminate or distribute false or misleading advertising under NRS 207.171. Being sued and/or convicted of false or misleading advertising have both civil and criminal consequences.
A person engages in a “deceptive trade practice” when in the course of his or her business or occupation he or she knowingly: (a) Conducts the business or occupation without all required state, county or city licenses. (b) Fails to disclose a material fact in connection with the sale or lease of goods or services.
An act or practice is unfair where 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 ben- efits to consumers or to competition.
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights ...
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