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  What is the history of federal regulation for deceptive trade practices and consumer protection?
  One of the first steps ever taken to protect consumers was the establishment of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 under the Federal Trade...

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  Why are minors contracts voidable? What type of protection do children need, and do you believe they still need this type of protection?
  At common law most, but not all, contracts made by minors are voidable. Generally, in states that follow the common law rule, a minor may enter into a contract but may later void that contract...

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  I work at a store in California.  Last night, a mother came into our store to return a purchase her 14-year-old daughter had made two hours earlier.  I informed her that not all of the items her...
  I do not live in California, I do know that minors are not subject to the same laws as adults given they are not of legal age to enter into a contract. While a purchase may not seem like a...

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