Assignment #4- Bait and Switch By: Charlene Allen LEG5000: Law, Ethics & Corp. Governance Jamie Davis Smith August 21, 2011 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was created in 1914. Its purpose was to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce. Over the years, Congress passed additional laws giving the agency greater authority to police anticompetitive practices. In 1938, Congress passed a broad prohibition against unfair and deceptive acts or practices. Since then, the Commission
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Bait and Switch By Darryl Mitchell Professor Kenneth Pino Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 August 21, 2011 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat has no bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement
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Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat does not have any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. What does have bearing is that the sales representative spoke with Betty and did not tell her that there was only one truck at the advertised
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Bait and Switch PROF GREGORY SMITH LEG 500 11/30/2011 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform In accordance with the published advertisement. Bait and switch is an illegal tactic in which a seller advertises a product with the intention of persuading customers to purchase a more expensive product (uslegal.com). The whole idea of bait and switch is simply to lure in customers. When the customer
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Assignment # 4: Bait and Switch [pic] Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours in one hundred degree heat may not necessarily have any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. However
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Running head: Bait and Switch Advertising and Communication Law: Bait and Switch Karen Kinnaird Professor Mark Glantz Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Business Law 500 November 27, 2011 Abstract Bait and Switch advertising is a type of fraud and is a violation of consumer laws. This form of business practice is an attempt to lure or bait a potential customer into a business. However, once the customer is about to take the bite, the business will pull a “switch” and make the product
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| Assignment #4 – Bait and Switch | Angela | Law and Ethic in the Business Environment | | 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours to get to this particular dealer has no bearing on whether the dealership has to honor the published advertisement. However the dealerships ad was misleading. The advertisement
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Bait and Switch Melody McIntosh Professor Dwight T. Elliott Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance - LEG500 February 27, 2011 Bait and Switch 1 1. Betty drove for three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove for three hours in one hundred degree weather has no bearing on whether the dealer must perform in accordance
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Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. Ms. Betty, unfortunately, was privy to what many advertisements do to the consumer. They bait the consumer to come and buy with a wonderful price product that is offered, needed, or can be afforded by the consumer! Then sales person switch another product because the original product “went fast” or sold. This is one
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script of the video. Betty drove three hours in one hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The statutes responsible of regulate advertisements are the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Lanham Act, and these are the ones whose can determinate the issue whether the customer has the right to claim the published advertisement since the fact that she drove many hours in uncomfortable conditions
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