Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) is intended to “protect the consuming public and legitimate business enterprises from those who engage in unfair methods of competition, or unconscionable, deceptive, or unfair acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce.”  A deceptive practice is one that is “likely to mislead” consumers. An unfair practice is “one that ‘offends established public policy’ and one that is ‘immoral, unethical, oppressive, unscrupulous or substantially injurious to consumers.'”

Under Florida’s statute, anyone who suffers as a result of another’s deceptive, unconscionable and/or unfair business practices may bring an action to obtain:

1. a declaration from the court that the act or practice you are being harmed by is a violation of the statute,
2. an order to force that person to stop their unlawful act(s), and
3. an order for your actual damages, plus attorney’s fees and court costs.

While Florida’s statue does not specify actions or conduct which violate the law, it does by reference include any acts declared unlawful by the Federal Trade Commission, which includes false advertising, false labels on products, car buying practices, ID theft, internet and telemarketing scams, and more.

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