Legal Opinion
Diamond v. Vickrey
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 7, 1976No. 54-76PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
By virtue of the Vermont Consumer Fraud Law contained in Chapter 63 of Title 9, Vermont Statutes Annotated, the Legislature has declared that unfair methods of competition in commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce, are unlawful. 9 V.S.A. § 2453(a). Included within the statutory scheme governing consumer fraud are provisions authorizing the attorney general or a state’s attorney to conduct a civil investigation whenever he has probable cause to believe that a person is or has been engaging in unfair methods of competition, or unfair or deceptive acts or practices in…
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