Consumer Protection
Product Defect
State and federal laws provide the consumer with remedies for products that do nt perform as promised. Individuals who have suffered economic or personal injury as the result of a defective product, or who have purchased products that simply did not work as represented, Pettitt Houtz Huarte can help.
False Advertising
Anything published or advertised on TV, in print, on a product label, on the internet — that leads consumers to an incorrect understanding or belief about a product or service is considered “deceptive” and California consumers have a variety of legal remedies available to them to combat such practices. For example, unscrupulous retailers often invent a discount by advertising an artificially advertised “regular price” then using this “fiction” to to create a made up “discount.” Often the “discount” price is just the retailer’s regular pricing. Such pricing discounts are false and misleading, but also violate numerous state and federal laws. If you’ve been mislead by this type of unethical and illegal advertising, Pettitt Houtz Huarte can help.