North Dakota Attorney General Targets Meta for Unlawful Practices

Written by metaeatsbrains | Published 2023/12/24
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TLDRNorth Dakota's Attorney General alleges that Meta engaged in unlawful acts in connection with the sale or advertisement of merchandise, violating N.D. Cent. Code §51-15-02. The lawsuit contends that Meta's acts are unconscionable and likely to cause substantial, unavoidable harm, with each alleged act constituting a separate violation. Legal consequences may follow as North Dakota takes action against Meta's alleged unlawful practices.via the TL;DR App

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COUNT XLI: UNLAWFUL ACTS OR PRACTICES BY META IN VIOLATION OF N.D. CENT. CODE §51-15-02 (BY NORTH DAKOTA)

1092. The State of North Dakota, ex rel. Drew H. Wrigley, Attorney General, incorporates and realleges paragraphs 1 through 850 as if they were fully set forth herein.

1093. Meta’s acts, uses, or employments of acts or practices, in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise, as alleged and described herein, including specifically in Section XI.B above, are unconscionable or caused, or are likely to cause, substantial injury to a person which is not reasonably avoidable by the injured person and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition, and constitute violations of N.D. Cent. Code §51-15-02.

1094. Each of Meta’s unlawful acts or practices, as alleged herein, constitute a separate violation of N.D. Cent. Code §51-15-02.

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