Rules of Judicial Construction – Making and Arguing the Law in DTPA Cases

Date

1992

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Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Outlines the rules of construction and guiding principles that the court has applied in DTPA cases. Each of the rules is detailed, with a discussion of how the pertinent rule or rules led to the outcome in a particular case. The following section of the article describes how the proper application of these rules should guide the resolution of DTPA issues in future cases.

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Keywords

Rules of judicial construction, Deceptive Trade Practices – Consumer Protection Act, DTPA, Consumer protection, Puffing, Mere breach of contract, Mitigation of damages, Contracts, Commercial law

Citation

23 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 687