Maryland Consumer Law: Sales, Leases and Financing is a practical guide for lawyers handling Maryland and federal statutory and common law actions that protect consumers in the areas of sales, leasing and financing. In nine well organized and clearly written chapters, Prof. Charles Shafer thoroughly covers all of the elements and all of the considerations in consumer protection cases.

Topics include: Traditional Tort Actions (including intentional and negligent misstatements); Sales under the Uniform Commercial Code (as well as the Wheelchair Lemon Law and the Consumer Guaranty Act); Leases of Personal Property and the Maryland Rental-Purchase Agreement Act; Electronic Commerce, including UETA and UCITA; Automobile Sales and Leases (including automotive warranty and lemon law for sales and leases and financing of motor vehicle sales in Maryland); the Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act (including transactions covered, potential defendants, definition of unfair or deceptive trade practices, as well as provisions in the Commercial Law Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland governing practices in specific industries and specific consumer products); Consumer Credit (including transactions covered by federal preemption of consumer credit regulation; real estate mortgages, interest and loan classifications; retail credit accounts, installment sales and revolving credit, including the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act; insurance; assignments; and security interests); Debt Collection (including common law causes of action for defamation, conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress for debt collection practices); and, Attorney’s Fees and Sanctions.

Maryland Consumer Law: Sales, Leases and Financing is a unique resource for the Maryland bar and bench. It is the first and only practice guide to consumer protection actions. Consumer law involves a wide array of complex statutory law, as well as traditional common law, that governs conduct and products in a wide variety of businesses and industries. Prof Charles Shafer’s new book is a must for all attorneys who want to competently handle cases in this burgeoning area of law.

$89
Inv. Code #2824-06
Pub date: 2006

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