Consumer Protection Act

Consumer protection laws should be reformed to prevent abuse while preserving their intended purpose of protecting consumers from harm.

The Problem

Consumer protection statutes are increasingly exploited by plaintiffs’ attorneys seeking windfall profits through questionable lawsuits, rather than protecting consumers from genuine harm.

ATRA’s Position

Reform consumer protection laws to prevent abuse while ensuring they continue to protect consumers from unfair business practices.

Search Through ATRA Reforms

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Deceptive Trade Practices Act Reform: S.B. 2140 (2019)
Reduces the amount of civil penalties the attorney general may seek to recover under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act from $20,00...
Texas
Consumer Protection Act Reform: H.B. 1742 (2017)
Amends the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and provides that a person must prove that a deceptive act or practice caused him to enter into a tr...
Arkansas
Consumer Protection Act Reform: H.B. 2008/S.B. 1522 (2011)
Amends the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) as follows: eliminates a private right of action for actions based on the sale or marketing of s...
Tennessee
Consumer Protection Act Reform: S.B. 315
Amends West Virginia’s Consumer Protection Act and provides that no award of damages under the CPA may be made without proof that the person seeking d...
West Virginia
Consumer Protection Contracts – Late Fees: SB 145 (2000)
Allows businesses to charge a reasonable late fee to recover the cost of delinquent payments and encourages customers to pay on time; protects all ...
Maryland
Consumer Protection Reform: SB 437 (1989)
▪ language which expands the DTPA waiver provision to allow valid waivers when the defendant proves: ▪ the consumer is not in a significantly disparat...
Virginia


Consumer Protection Act News and Press

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Colorado Dubbed “Lawsuit Inferno” as Litigation Risks Soar After 2025 Legislative Session

Today, the American Tort Reform Association named Colorado a “Lawsuit Infe...

California Lawmakers Face Renewed Scrutiny for Inaction on Legal Reform, Placed on “Heat Watch” by National Report

Today, the American Tort Reform Association placed California’s legislatur...

Michigan Lawmakers’ Agenda Earns “Heat Watch” Designation

Today, the American Tort Reform Association placed Michigan’s legislature ...

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Blade v. Sig Saurer
(E.D. Pa., filed April 6, 2026): Arguing that the court should grant Sig Saurer’s motion for reconsideration because Mallory upends the jurisdictiona...
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc.
(Ma., filed March 18, 2026): Urging the court to decline to recognize a new cause of action permitting employees of a subcontractor to sue a contract...
Massachusetts
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Letter Urging Veto or Amendments to House Bill 449 / Senate Bill 229 in Virginia
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Corporate Flight from Delaware: The Impact of Escalating Shareholder Litigation and Legal Uncertainty
Unpredictable court rulings and a wave of lawyer-driven, profit-seeking litigation are destabilizing Delaware’s historic dominance for corporat...
Delaware
New York Local Legal Services Advertising 2024-2025
Trial lawyers and aggregators increasingly spend large sums of money on television, digital, and print advertising to recruit new clients. In 2025, i...
New York
Murphy v. Rio Rancho Center
(New Mex. Ct. App., filed March 5, 2026): Arguing that the double-digit punitive multipliers likely violate due process. The U.S. Supreme Court has s...
New Mexico
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Monsanto v. Durnell
(U.S., filed March 2, 2026): Arguing that requirements for herbicide labeling should not be made case-by-case in litigation sparked by a flawed IARC ...
SCOTUS
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Cowan v. Dr. Slann et.al.
(N.D., filed February 23, 2026): Arguing that reasonable limits on medical liability improve the health care system for doctors and patients and Nort...
North Dakota
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Oregon Local Legal Services Advertising 2021-2025
Trial lawyers and aggregators increasingly spend large sums of money on television, digital,and print advertising to recruit new clients. In 2025, it...
Oregon
The Junk Science Playbook
The Machine That Sparks and Supports Mass Tort LitigationIntroduction and Executive SummaryMass tort litigation is a sprawling, profit-driven...



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