The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 73 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here COUNT XXVIII: UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES BY META IN VIOLATION OF THE MISSOURI MERCHANDISING PRACTICES ACT (MO. REV. STAT. § 407.020) 1023. Missouri realleges and incorporates herein by reference each of the allegations contained in the preceding paragraphs 1 through 850 as though fully alleged in this cause of action. 1024. The Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA), Mo. Rev. Stat. §407.020.1 prohibits every “act, use or employment by any person of any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, unfair practice or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise in trade or commerce.” 1025. At all relevant times, Meta was engaged in trade or commerce in Missouri pursuant to the MMPA. 1026. Missouri alleges that the aforesaid acts and practices of Meta summarized in Paragraph 846 constitute acts or practices involving misrepresentations, deception, or the concealment, suppression, or omission of material fact in violation of Mo. Rev. Stat. §407.020.1. 1027. Missouri alleges that the aforesaid acts and practices of Meta summarized in Paragraphs 847 through 850 constitute unfair practices that are unethical, oppressive, or unscrupulous and present a risk of or cause substantial injury to consumers in violation of Mo. Rev. Stat. §407.020.1. 1028. Each unlawful act or practice alleged herein constitutes a separate violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com

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