Protect act

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to show cause why rule nisi be not issued against it for its failure to take effective steps to fill up vacancies, adopting summary procedures and providing infrastructure in the various consumer forums to ensure speedy disposal of consumer complaints under the Consumer Protection Act, which is a beneficial legislation. … [Read more...] about Delhi HC Notice To AAP Govt For Not Doing Enough To Enable Consumers Benefit From Consumer Protection Act [Read Order]

Referring to the recent SC decision in Emaar MGF Land Ltd. vs. Aftab Singh, the Commission held that the fact that Arbitration can be proceeded under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1986 is not a ground to restrain the Consumer Fora from proceeding with the Complaints. … [Read more...] about RERA Does Not Bar Homebuyers’ Complaint Under Consumer Protection Act Against Builder/Developer: NCDRC [Read Order]

On December 4, 2013, in Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) v. GoDaddy.com, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) does not provide a cause of action for contributory cybersquatting. … [Read more...] about Ninth Circuit Rejects Claims for Contributory Cybersquatting Under the ACPA (Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act)

The Illinois Supreme Court disagreed with Standard and reversed the appellate court, holding instead that the TCPA settlement was covered because the TCPA is a remedial statute rather than a penal statute, and liquidated damages awarded pursuant to the TCPA are not punitive damages.  In so holding, the court discussed the legislative history of the TCPA, noting that the statutory damages of $500 per violation authorized by the TCPA could be viewed as compensation for the annoyance and inconvenience of receiving unsolicited faxes and loss of paper and ink, and also as an incentive for aggrieved parties to enforce the TCPA.  … [Read more...] about “Blast Fax” Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Damages Covered Under Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policy

The Court of Appeals reversed, ruling that causation was a question for the jury, and that the MCPA’s unambiguous language doesn’t always require proof of intent. Instead, it depends on which MCPA provision is at issue. In Brownlow, the plaintiffs alleged violations of the following provisions.  … [Read more...] about Michigan Court of Appeals Rules That Some Michigan Consumer Protection Act Claims Do Not Require Proof of Intent to Deceive