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Consumer Rights and Protection

Also known as Consumer Protection laws, consumer rights and protection are government regulated laws that protect the consumer from unfair trade practices by businesses. Consumers are those that purchase goods and/or services.

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What is one quality of an informed consumer?

Reads advertisements carefully and with a critical eye in order to spot fallacies

What are the seven consumer rights?

The Right to Service

The Right to Education

The Right to be Heard

The Right to Information

The Right to Choose

The Right to Safety

The Right to Remedy

How do you contact airasia from Australia?

Forget about Airasia, its the worst airline i ever use. BEWARE they told you the number are toll free but when U receive the phone bill, you will know. You can hold on the line forever.

What are the first steps in bringing a legal action?

In copyright infringement cases, it's best to start without involving a lawyer. Going directly to the infringer can yield exactly the results you wanted, and it's guaranteed to be cheaper. If direct action doesn't seem to work, then have a lawyer draft a more formal cease-and-desist. Very few copyright cases need to be handled in court.

What are FCRA consumer rights?

The Fair Credit Reporting Act is just one of many sources of consumer rights, and it primarily focuses on the credit reporting agencies, Trans Union, Equifax and Experion. Generally, the Act requires that the reporting agencies maintain accurate information and provide certain methods of communicating with them. It also gives consumers a right, after challenging information, to sue the information providers for false reports. So it gives you a chance to sue a debt collector, for example, that is providing false information to the credit reporting agencies and damaging your credit report.

What are Consumer rights on false prices?

If you're referring to prices intentionally marked lower than they really are, this is known as "bait and switch," a form of fraud. Most states have consumer protection agencies or laws which make this practice illegal, and most states enforce these laws through their attorneys general.

What is consumer protection?

What is a consumer protection is an often asked question. Here are some important areas of consumer concern. One is that products are safe for adults and children, another is that food products are properly examined before a consumer can by it. Also, any company that offers free returns if a customer is not satisfied, should be reviewed for compliance.

What is the phrase that means a person can't sue someone in a different state?

You may be thinking of diversity of citizenship (don't confuse with whether a citizen of US), but that doesn't mean you can't sue someone who lives in a different state.