LOS ANGELES CONSUMER LAW OVERVIEW
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Los Angeles consumer law consists of the basic rights
of consumers, as set forth by U.S. President John
F. Kennedy in his 1962 message to Congress on consumerism.
In terms of Los Angeles consumer law, these are:
- the right to safety;
- the right to be informed;
- the right to choose; and
- the right to be heard.
Almost all states and the federal government have
enacted laws and set up agencies to protect the consumer
(the retail purchasers of goods and services) from
inferior, adulterated, hazardous or deceptively advertised
products, and deceptive or fraudulent sales practices.
Federal statutes and regulations govern mail fraud,
wholesome poultry and meat, misbranding and adulteration
of food and cosmetics, truth in lending, false advertising,
the soundness of banks, securities sales, standards
of housing materials, flammable fabrics, and various
business practices.
The Magnuson-Moss Act (1973) sets minimum standards
for product warranties, makes a company that financed
the sale responsible for product defects, and creates
liability (financial responsibility) for "implied"
warranties (when the circumstances show that a warranty
of lack of defects was intended) as well as express
(specific) warranties. Mail fraud may include fake
contests, "low-ball" price traps (bait and
switch), supposed credit for referrals of your friends,
phony home improvement loans with huge final payments,
and swamp land sales.
Some states' laws regulate and give some protection
against high-pressure door-to-door sales, false labeling,
unsolicited merchandise, abusive collection practices,
misleading advertising and referral and promotional
sales. Almost all states have agencies set up to actively
protect the consumer.
All of our Los Angeles consumer attorneys
and law firms are members in good standing of the
California Bar Association and have been subject to
our pre-screening process so that we may provide you
with the best legal assistance possible. To get referred
to a qualified Los Angeles consumer attorney
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