Attorney Search Network - Orange County Lawyer works alongside
several Orange County consumer attorneys and law firms who have experience
and expertise in dealing with all consumer issues (credit
reports, lemon law, consumer fraud, and more) and are committed
to providing the highest quality of competent legal representation.
If you are looking for qualified Orange County consumer attorney
or law firm, contact us today at (800) 475-6068 or fill out our “Find
an Orange County Lawyer” form. A qualified Orange
County consumer lawyer can help relieve some of the stress
brought on by your situation or case.
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 Orange County 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 Orange County 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 help possible.
To get referred to a qualified Orange County consumer lawyer
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