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Tagged with contract-law consumer-protection
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when does a car quote become an executed contract?
I realize contract law may differ between different jurisdictions, so let's narrow this down to countries where it is generally accepted that a courts can adjudicate all contracts as long as long as ...
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(NJ) Can somebody be bound to a contract by not opting out? [closed]
I am dealing with a situation where I was charged several years for an HVAC service contract that the prior owner of my home had with a company. There was time left on the contract for the year we ...
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How to get my money back I put down on a purchase and never received item
I sent someone $100 on cash app to hold a camper until I got down there to get it per her request. She then blocked me on everything even cash app and will not even give me an address. What can I do I ...
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I traded in expensive phones to a cell carrier that falsely advertised service in my area, now they're holding my trade-in credit hostage [closed]
In Arizona. This large cell provider claims they have full coverage in my area, but there is zero. I took no action for months because I worked long hours away from my town and didn't realize the ...
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Could buying goods with the pre-formed intention of exercising one’s contractual right to change one’s mind to return/refund them attract legal stigma
Bob buys some things from a shop that allows purchases from it to be returned within 30 days with the receipt without any reason. Bob buys them with a ready formed intention to return them a few days ...
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I had work done on my dentures, but they did not tell me the work was not coved by my insurance [closed]
I live in Nashville TN. I went to the dentist and had work done on my dentures.
They did not tell me that the work wouldn't be covered by my insurance, then handed me a bill before I walked out the ...
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Conflicting information in different points - is it false advertising if one is wrong?
Adam purchased a battery from eBay where the product image contains the eye catching text 40000mAh. But the product description in much Plainer typeset mentions that it is a 10ah battery.
Adam ...
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In UK, how hard can you hold a builder to their quoted price?
I was hoping to have some building work done in England and got two quotes: I would have liked three or four, but it was quite enough work to get two. To my surprise, they different hugely: one was ...
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Does the provision sought by this question apply equally to coworking spaces?
See this question: What rule of law requires gyms to release members from long term contracts when they relocate out of the area?
I intend to edit this question once that one is duly answered, but in ...
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UK: Good faith vs qualifying misrepresention
Consider the following in the context UK contract law, insurance and consumer rights.
When you (a person or legal entity) buys insurance there is some expectation that you properly value the item or ...
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When is a letter "mailed or delivered"?
I am a PA resident and purchased the services of a career service company based in FL for 5k. The payments were deferred for the first month, so I have neither made any payments nor received any ...
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Can misrepresentation in a contract of professional credentials of an employee invalidate the contract?
My question is somewhat like this one but involves a registered architect and an employee ...
In a particular jurisdiction, a person is not permitted to describe themselves as an architect, unless ...
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Question about Whether and When a Leasing Contract is Legally Binding, and How Legal Actions Can Be Taken In The Event of Contract Breach [closed]
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I am a college student looking for housing, but a common problem my roommate and I have is confusion about how we are able to ensure that we won't be scammed when paying a security deposit. ...
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Texas Business to Consumer auto renewal contracts [closed]
I was tricked into signing an auto renewal contract for 2022 baseball select league. I told him I was only paying for the summer and fall season and he directed me to use option 1 as it was cheaper to ...
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Bait and switch - written vs oral obligation
A company is advertising a sale stating that I will receive a discount site wide for 50% off. A hyperlink to the sale clearly shows the sale applies to all available products, further in each one of ...
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Is it rightly understood that any termination without just cause are unjust practices
Let's assume a Telco has terminated a consumer's lines without just cause. The disconnection is due to their failure of rectifying a billing issue. They didn't provide any customer support during the ...
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What's the consumer's rights in a Telco billing dispute?
My aunt has a billing dispute with a Telco. Telco apologises and promises to resolve the billing issues but nothing has been done.
Her lines are disconnected twice in a month because of the ...
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Seller unilaterally triples the shipping cost
Bob (in New Zealand) is on the hunt for a specific, a bit bulky and heavy device all over the world. He finds it at a web store in Spain for a good price. They ship internationally: shipping cost is ...
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What rights does a consumer have around refund when service provider temporarily closes?
A consumer has a membership for a gym that has temporarily closed for a month for refurbishment. They have offered temporary access to another of their gyms but this is on the other side of the city ...
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Enforcing purchase of item "mistakenly listed at too low price"
I purchased an item from a legitimate online store of a business registered and operating near me.
I paid with credit card and received an email with my "order confirmation", stating the ...
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What specific law is broken if the merchant continue to charge the customer's card after the customer disabled his account?
A customer used to have a VIP account with a California social media company that charges a monthly subscription fee.
In July 2021, the customer disabled his account and terminated his VIP. No service ...
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Do you have to pay for a sum of monthly membership charges you weren't charged for until you cancelled?
Imagine the scenario where F had been going to a local gym since 2018 with a monthly membership subscription. When F went to cancel this week, they informed F that they never actually charged her ...
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After buying from a brick & mortar shop they've contacted me to say buying things from them is consent to arbitration. Is this legal?
A few days ago I bought over-the-counter goods from a shop. There was no signature involved in this purchase. I walked up to the counter with off-the-shelf items, was asked for a phone number, paid in ...
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Small claims court claim
Consider a dispute with a cosmetic clinic whose recommended treatment has resulted in no change or improvement, despite costing £4,000. This is in the UK, Merseyside.
The client has been advised to ...
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Orphan Devices and the Internet of Things
This is hypothetical, but similar fact patterns have occurred in reality. I'm interested in UK law here. Also, I'm not a law student, and this is not my homework.
Suppose that Alice buys a Device. The ...
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Holding refunds for pre-orders until the items become available
How legal is the following practice?:
A store takes pre-orders for physical items. The items take much longer to become available than estimated. The customers get frustrated and request refund/...
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Arbitrator and choice of law
Given the arbitrator is in California, and the dispute is related to say Consumer protection issues in UK, what will be the choice of law during arbitration process?
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Can I get my deposit back from a builder?
In April this year I contacted a local builder who had done work for me before. The agreed price was £10,000 and he asked for 50% deposit and 50% on completion with the work to commence within 6-10 ...
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What is a misrepresentation made after a contract is signed?
Consider the following scenario:
Consumer opens a credit card account with bank, signs cardmember agreement
Consumer uses card regularly, pays bills
Consumer calls bank and closes credit card account
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Claim for damages where store is unable to deliver goods
Bob ordered/paid for an item exclusively stocked by a store in the UK in limited quantities, to be delivered to New Zealand by courier (normally delivered within 1 week of shipment). The item was in ...
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Is it legal for Steam to disable content on my PC?
Some time ago I've downloaded the Demo for the game "Observer" on the Steam platform. I didn't play it immediately though. A few weeks ago I wanted to give it a try and was shocked to find a ...
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What are the difference in obfuscated contract laws between Indonesia and USA, Australia, Europe, and Singapore?
In general, people can write any contract they want. In practice, many people agree to a contract without even reading. Even those that read carefully may miss important terms if the writers of the ...
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Can a company's terms of service prevent consumers of using their right of withdrawal (europe)
There is a company (from england) that provides services online that has the following in their terms of service:
Subscriber agrees that its assent, given electronically, will have the same legal ...
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Do the words "100% Money Back Guarantee" or "100% Satisfaction Guarantee" have any legal significance?
For example, say Acme Corp, a California Corporation, sells a free digital audio book on their website for $30 to Bob, who lives in New York. On Acme's web site, next to the payment button, they have ...
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Over Charging (Price Gouging) by a Electrical Contractor
I was charged a highly inflated rate (which is ~6X times the retail price). The price of this transaction is $3,000 dollars.
We purchased 5 regular smoke detectors, and 4 combination carbon monoxide ...
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Can difference in price be damages?
Bob places an online order. The store confirms that the exact thing Bob ordered is in the warehouse and can be shipped immediately, and sends invoice. Bob pays.
Several days later the store says that ...
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Can not paying a monthly fee because of a lack of balance of your reloadable visa card hurt your credit score and isn't there a law against that?
Can not paying a monthly fee because of a lack of balance of your reloadable visa card hurt your credit score and isn't there a law against that?
That's what I was told after I bought a visa debit ...
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Can class action lawsuits be filed against game developers that release broken games?
When game developers release games that are unplayable at launch, are there any applicable laws that protect the consumers that paid for the game?
Most recently, Rockstar Games released Red Dead ...
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We sold a salvage car as-is. The buyer can't get it Titled. Do we have to fix it?
We recently sold a car that we weren't aware there was a salvage title on. The money has already been exchanged and the title signed over to them. The buyers, discovering its salvage status, are now ...
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Dispute unpaid debt of a deceased family member
My elderly relative died in December 2018. Her gardener has now (January 2019) sent us an itemised invoice. The items begin in March 2018 and end in November (my relative last left the house in ...
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Is it legal for landlord to submit a post-dated check early then apply fees for it bouncing
I normally submit rent on the 1st of the month after I get paid. This month I wasn’t going to be in town on the 1st so I gave my check to my landlord early with explicit instructions to not submit the ...
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S75 Liability of creditor for breaches by supplier in the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (UK)
I had a verbal contract with a contractor and part of the payment for that contract was a credit card payment of £2k in a £10K contract. Payment by credit card was made halfway during the prosecution ...
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Can I fight a charge from forgetting to cancel a subscription?
I just got charged a substantial fee for renewing some domains that are years old, (old enough that my card on file had expired, so I don't know how they even managed to charge it) that I had ...
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International issues [closed]
I've been working with a person in the UK and recently fell into some issues. There's breach of contract being thrown around. I'm just wondering which jurisdiction it would fall under: UK or ...
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Do Net Neutrality's "Reasonable network management" and "No paid prioritization" allow for tiered services?
In CA's recently passed SB822, "Paid Prioritization" is not allowed, but "Reasonable Network Management" is allowed.
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“Paid prioritization” means the management of an Internet service
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How can auto sale contract be breached
Customer goes to a dealership in Texas to buy a used car. Car is test driven and customer likes it.
Customer makes agreement to buy the car, and they settle on a price. Customer signs a deal with a ...
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Contract Date Vs Date of Possession
If all the paperwork to purchase a certified pre-owned car in TX is negotiated, signed & dated by the buyer and dealership.
However, the buyer was not given physical possession of the vehicle ...
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Is there recourse for damages due to merchant reselling item after taking payment but before delivery?
We purchased a door at Home Depot. It was a display model, and therefore sold at a significantly reduced price.
We also purchased installation service, and therefore left the door at the store so ...
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(Canada, BC) Camera Repair Shop taking 3+ months
It has been 2ish months since the camera shop received my order to fix an issue. This is not including time required give me a quote and receive a reply on the quote, which was admittedly about a ...
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Be reimbursed after pay on the Internet
In February, I paid for a Lavabit account. I "bought" an email account that cost $15, I can see these $15 on my account but I never got my email account.
Lavabit is an honest company so it's probably ...
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