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Meta in the Legal Crosshairs: Indiana State Claims Deceptive Acts, Seeks Accountabilityby@metaeatsbrains

Meta in the Legal Crosshairs: Indiana State Claims Deceptive Acts, Seeks Accountability

by Save the Kids From MetaNovember 24th, 2023
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Indiana State escalates its legal confrontation with Meta, alleging that the company knowingly violated the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act. Accusing Meta of incurable deceptive acts conducted with awareness, the state seeks penalties under applicable laws. This development adds a serious dimension to Indiana's legal action, portraying Meta's actions as not only deceptive but carried out with a conscious understanding of their misleading nature.

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The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This is part 64 of 100.

COUNT XIX: KNOWING VIOLATIONS OF THE INDIANA DECEPTIVE CONSUMER SALES ACT AND INCURABLE DECEPTIVE ACTS, IND. CODE § 24-5-0.5-1 et seq.

971. The State of Indiana realleges and incorporates herein by reference each of the allegations contained in the preceding paragraphs as though fully alleged in this cause of action.


972. Meta committed the acts alleged in this Complaint with knowledge of their deceptive nature, and therefore committed knowing violations of the DCSA, subjecting it to penalties under Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-4(g).


973. The unfair and deceptive acts asserted in this Complaint are incurable deceptive acts and were committed by Meta as part of a scheme, artifice, or device with intent to defraud or mislead, subjecting Meta to penalties under Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-8.



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