Consumer Law Glossary
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Consumer Report Written or oral information provided by a consumer reporting agency that relates to a person's creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, personal characteristics, or lifestyle, ...
Consumer Debtor definition:
A term of bankruptcy law designating debtors who have debts under a prescribed amount.
In Canada, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act defines a consumer debtor as: ...
CONSUMER COMPLAINT LETTER - A letter written by a consumer to a manufacturer or retailer regarding a problem with a product or service. This type of letter is written usually with the expectation that corrective action will be taken.
Uniform Consumer Credit Code
Law Encyclopedia:
Uniform Consumer Credit Code
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Consumer bankruptcy -A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by an individual (or husband and wife) who is not in business.
Contempt of court -Willful disobedience of a judge's command or of an official court order.
Consumer Proposal:
A simplified form of Proposal available to debtors owing consumer and commercial debt less than $250,000.00, excluding a mortgage on the principal residence.
Consumer rights: Legal rights given to purchasers of goods or services for personal use. These rights may be created by federal, state, or local laws and may vary from state to state.
Consumer Protection
the area of law that focuses on the remedies available in most states and the federal government which have enacted laws and set up agencies to protect the consumer from inferior, adulterated, ...
Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA): Federal law that limits how much money can be taken from someone's paycheck to pay for child support. States can set their own limits as long as these limits are not higher than the federal ones.
consumer protection laws
n.laws set up 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. Eg.
consumer lease
A contract (q.v.) for hire of goods by a person for a specified period and rental.
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Consumer debt
Definition
: debt that is incurred by an individual primarily for the purchase of consumer goods or services
compare consumer credit ...
Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS)
Consumer expectations test
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Consumer Price Index ("CPI")
Measures inflation in relation to the change in the price of a fixed market basket of goods and services purchased by a specified population during a "base" period of time.
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For consumers, reorganization bankruptcy is called Chapter 13.
Reorganization bankruptcy for consumers with an extraordinary amount of debt and for businesses is called Chapter 11.
Reorganization bankruptcy for family farmers is called Chapter 12.
See Consumer Credit Counseling Service.
census
An official count of the number of people living in a certain area, such as a district, city, county, state, or nation.
CPI: Consumer Price Index. An index prepared by the U. S. Department of Labor that charts the rise in costs for selected goods and services. This index is used to compute COLA increases.
TOP Adhesion contract : A fine-print consumer form contract which is generally given to consumers at point-of-sale, with no opportunity for negotiation as to it's terms, and which, typically, sets out the terms and conditions of the sale, ...
The Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 extends the rights of consumers in this area.
Central Criminal Court: The High Court sitting to deal with serious criminal offences, such as rape and murder.
under the Consumer Credit Act or Timeshare legislation).
Civil law
Concerned with the relationship between individuals.
For example, many consumer products come with warranties under which the manufacturer will repair or replace any product that fails during the warranty period; the commitment to repair or replace being the "warranty".
Negligence law has been of great importance to consumer groups, who have won huge awards of actual and punitive damages, especially from the manufacturers of various goods.
A general method for assessing the distinctive character of a mark is to consider a consumer's reaction to a mark. The mark may only be inherently registrable if the consumer has never encountered the mark before.
Bankruptcy, Debt and Consumer Law
D.U.I./Criminal and Traffic Defense
Education, Schools, and Government
Employment and Labor Relations
Family Law and Divorce
Immigration and Visas
Injury and Accidents
Lawsuits and Appeals
Malpractice ...
Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) - Federal law giving rights to consumers when an error occurs on their credit card statement. Consumers have 60 days to report the error after they are mailed the bill.
a generic term for crimes involving commercial fraud, cheating consumers, swindles, insider trading on the stock market, embezzlement and other forms of dishonest business schemes.
Know-how as a term often covers matters such as new product plans, costings, materials, production information, financial status, accountancy information, consumer lists and business information.
A consumer comes to lawyer to file a case against an appliance manufacturing company of which the lawyer os a mahority of shareholder. It becomes a conflict of interest for the lawyer between his duties and his persoanl gain.
Edward C BreseeAttorney at LawPRACTICE AREA: Personal Injury, Family Law, Consumer Protection, Insurance Litigation, Aviation
LEGAL NEWS ...
When the current coin of the kingdom became wholly debased by clipping and other knaveries, there ensued both irregularity and inflation of nominal prices, and the producers and consumers of corn found themselves equally ill at ease.
It includes interest as well as other charges. Because all lenders follow the same rules to ensure the accuracy of the annual percentage rate, it provides consumers with a good basis for comparing the cost of loans, including mortgage plans.
Product Liability
An area of law dealing with the liability of manufacturers or sellers of goods that cause damage or injury to consumers.
Doing Business As (DBA): A company whose operating name differs from its legal name is said to be "doing business as" the operating name. Some states require DBA or "fictitious business name" filings to be made for the protection of consumers ...
Term: Product Liability
Definition: An area of law dealing with the liability of manufacturers or sellers of goods that cause damage or injury to consumers.
finished water : Water that has passed through a water treatment plant; all the treatment processes are completed or "finished". This water is ready to be delivered to consumers. Also called product water.
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