Antitrust & Unfair Competition

Antitrust laws protect the consumer from restraint of trade, monopolies, price fixing, and price discrimination. Unfair competition laws protect consumers from deceptive trade practices, including the following:

Misrepresenting the geographical origin of goods.
Misrepresenting the ingredients of goods.
Saying the goods are new when they are actually used, reconditioned, damaged, or “seconds.”
Disparaging the goods or services of another.
Advertising goods without the intent to sell them.
Resetting the odometer of a motor vehicle.
Falsely representing that a business is going out of sale.
Failing to ship or deliver goods sold.
Employing a chain referral sales plan.
Pyramid sales structures.
Intentionally misrepresenting a warranty or guarantee.
Failing to disclose damage to a vehicle offered for sale.
Falsely offering gifts, awards, or prizes in telephone sales solicitations.

Lanier Ford advises clients on how to avoid civil and criminal liability from violations of laws governing antitrust and unfair competition, as well as representing clients in court in resulting litigation. Our attorneys also advise clients who are confronted with actions by their competitors that actually or potentially violate antitrust and unfair competition laws.