Consumer Law

Consumer Law

There are many areas of regulations and statutes that the consumer is required to be protected by those whose provide goods and services in the marketplace. If you have been:

Dealt unfairly because of ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status or sexual orientation.
Received a product or service that had safety issues or has risk of injury.
Did not receive what was promised and the product was defective.
Are unable to receive warranty.
Purchased a product that requires continuous mechanical service to be operational or has a major mechanical defect.

then contact me to see if there is legal recourse. Many matters can be settled quickly to the betterment of both parties. In some cases there may be criminal aspects associated with business practices, and it is important to know when to file a report.

This is a list of terms that apply to Consumer Law that can be helpful:

Consumer Goods	Products and Services purchased for individual use by a person, family or household.
Consumer Product Safety Commission	A Federal Agency that establishes mandatory product safety standards for reducing he risk of injury by a consumer.
Equal Credit Opportunity Act	A Federal Law that prohibits any type of discrimination against individuals on the basis of ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status and sexual orientation.
Lemon Law	Requires a consumer to get a replacement or a refund for a product that requires continuous mechanical service in order for the product to be usable or if the product has a major mechanical defect.