No money changing hands. No business laws are broken.
......"No money changing hands. No business laws are broken"....
I am usually very tactful and polite, but you don't know what you are talking about. The law is a very broadbased law. It is to protect consumers and promote fair competition. The other networks had customers stolen based on deception. Advertisers got more play based on deception. Consumers watched one station over another based on deception.
Posted by rolling_stone to jmstein7; Steven W.
On News/Activism 09/11/2004 7:01:35 PM PDT · 28 of 33
I suggested a suit under California Business & Professsions code 17200 et seq...it's a catch all Unfair Business Practices Act including deceptive (not even fraudulent) business practices..(theory is unfair competition, would love to see 20/20 sue 60 minutes).the law is liberal calls for attorneys fees to plaintiff if they win, however no damages, just restitution.and disgorgement of profits to defendant!..standing open to anyone in the state(they are trying to change that part due to large amount of suits but is still law)..Discovery would be the main object...along with retraction apologies, and defeat of Dan Rather....Hey liberal Calyfornia is good for something!
"Under the enormously broad UCL, any private attorney can independently sue a business without needing a client or any evidence showing someone has actually been deceived or harmed. A suit can be brought even if the alleged misconduct has already been investigated and/or remedied by the attorney general, district attorney or a regulatory agency. "
http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate_accountability/california_unfair_business_practices_attack.html
http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_activities/policy_papers/california_u_c_l.htm