Bascom Consumer Protection Lawyer, Florida

... South Lubes must have realized it was not a tax. I know of no basis to conclude that an industry's practice, whether complying with the law or not, imputes knowledge to a consumer regarding the character or propriety of a charge.

... cases which, in my view, have improperly limited FDUTPA; in the right case, we should recede from those of our cases that have followed such authority and adopt an interpretation of the statute that carries out the legislature's intent in passing this consumer protection legislation ...

... [1]. The coverage issue in this insurance dispute concerns whether, under Florida law, the sending of an unsolicited advertisement by fax, in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"), 47 USCA § 227 (2001), is covered by a particular insurance policy ...