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FDUTPA Dismissal: Implications for Non-Consumer Plaintiffs

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On April 4, 2024, the Middle District of Florida dismissed a non-consumer plaintiff’s Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) claim for failure to plead injury to consumers. This ruling underscores the...more

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Can You Contract Away Chapter 93A Liability?

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Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A is one of the most potent weapons in any business litigator’s arsenal. That statute prohibits deceptive or unfair acts or practices in the course of trade or commerce, and it allows for...more

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“Fishy” Allegations: Judge Finds Plaintiffs’ Testimony in False Ad Suit Against SeaWorld Lacked Credibility

Following a three-day bench trial, Judge Jeffrey S. White of the Northern District of California recently held that Plaintiffs lack standing to pursue their false advertising claims against SeaWorld relating to its treatment...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update: March 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Even With Common Questions, Chapter 93A Deceptive Marketing Claims Are Ill-Suited for Class Treatment

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Earlier this month, in Plastic Surgery Associates, SC v. Cynosure, Inc., United States District Judge Denise Casper denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and allowed Cynosure’s motion for summary judgment on...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

If I Drop My FDUTPA Claim Because I Realize I Can’t Prove Actual Damages, Am I Still Liable For The Defendant’s Attorney’s Fees?

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Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”) prohibits unfair, deceptive, and unconscionable actors or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce—including the purchase and sale of real estate. A...more

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Michigan Consumer Protection Act Claims Do Not Require Proof of Intent to Deceive

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Because the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) was derivative of common law fraud, many have argued that all claims brought under the MCPA require a plaintiff to prove fraud-like elements in order to create liability...more

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Product Liability Update - October 2015

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Massachusetts Federal Court Holds Proof of Testing of Proposed Alternative Design Not Required in Design Defect Claim, Evidence Plaintiff Ignored Defendant’s Warnings Did Not Establish He Was Sole Proximate Cause of Injury on...more

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