Posts tagged Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
Numerous states have adopted statutory bans on "unfair" or "deceptive" trade practices. When state legislatures enacted those statutes, most of them decided to let consumers sue directly for damages. However, many state legislatures also barred consumers from bringing class actions under those state consumer-protection statutes. See, e.g., Ala. Code § 8-9-10(f) (barring class actions under Alabama's Deceptive Trade Practices Act); O.C.G.A. § 10-1-399(a) (barring class actions under Georgia's Fair Business Practices Act); Miss. Code § 75-24-15(4) (barring class ...
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Tags: ADTPA, Alabama’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, burr forman, class action, Consumer Class Actions, Consumer Finance Litigation, consumer-protection statutes, Georgia’s Fair Business Practices Act, GFBPA, State Bans, Tennessee Consumer Protection Act