Over 500 commodities at controlled rates in Ramadan
05 Mar 2021 - 10:25
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Sanaullah Ataulla | The Peninsula
Over 500 commodities will be made available at controlled prices for the public at commercial outlets during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, a Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) official has said. Assistant Undersecretary for Consumer Affairs at MoCI, Sheikh Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, said that the prices of commodities go down during the holy Month of Ramadan thanks to the Ministry’s initiatives. Speaking in a Qatar TV programme, he said the monitoring is intensified for fruit and vegetate shops to ensure the availability of quality products at suitable prices.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision in
Gregg, et al. v. Ameriprise Fin., Inc., et al. holds vendors that provide goods and services to consumers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania strictly liable for fraudulent or deceitful conduct under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (PUTPCPL). As a result, a vendor’s state of mind and that of its employees when engaging consumers is irrelevant. The imposition of strict liability requires vendors to exercise the utmost care in their dealings with Pennsylvania consumers, particularly since a successful plaintiff can recover attorneys’ fees and treble damages under the PUTPCPL.
Takeaways:
Plaintiffs claiming violations of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law are not required to prove that the defendant intended to deceive or defraud.
Companies doing business directly with consumers can be held strictly liable for deceptive sales practices even when the alleged misrepresentations were unintentional or negligent.
In a decision likely to have broad ramifications for consumer protection claims in Pennsylvania, our Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs claiming violations of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law are not required to prove that the defendant intended to deceive or defraud. The Court’s 4-3 majority ruling in