Complaint Information. Please explain your complaint: Try to be brief, but be sure to tell WHAT happened, WHEN it happened and WHERE it happened.Prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce. Pennsylvania deceptive trade practice laws prohibit false advertising, auto odometer tampering, and other shady business practices. In the administration of this act, the Attorney General may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance with respect to any method, act or practice deemed to be. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court interpreted Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (CPL) to be a strict liability statute. It shall be an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice for any person, firm, or corporation doing business in any area in which a state of emergency (a) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of consumer transactions and consumer acts or practices in trade or commerce are declared unlawful. These authorizations are indicated in the table below, along with the applicable statute(s). Federal Trade Commission. Headquarters.