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Virginia Attorney General Targets Meta for Consumer Protection Violations

by Legal PDF: Tech Court CasesFebruary 8th, 2024
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Virginia's Attorney General accuses Meta of violating the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, alleging harm to individual consumers. Seeking injunctions, restitution, and civil penalties, the state intensifies its legal battle against the tech giant.

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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 96 of 100.

COUNT LI: VIOLATIONS OF VIRGINIA CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, VA. CODE §§ 59.1-198 TO 59.1-207

1151. The Commonwealth of Virginia, ex rel. Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General, incorporates and realleges each of the paragraphs 1 through 850 as if fully set forth herein.


1152. Meta is or was during all relevant times a “supplier” of “goods” and/or “services” in connection with “consumer transactions” as those terms are defined in § 59.1-198 of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA).


1153. The Commonwealth of Virginia alleges that the aforesaid acts and practices of Meta, including but not limited to those described in paragraph 846, constitute violations of the VCPA, including Virginia Code § 59.1-200(A)(5), (6), and (14).


1154. Individual consumers have suffered losses as a result of Meta’s violations of the VCPA.


1155. Meta has willfully engaged in the acts and practices described in this Complaint in violation of the VCPA. 1156. Pursuant to Va. Code §§ 59.1-203, 205, and 206, the Commonwealth of Virginia seeks a permanent injunction against Meta restraining future VCPA violations; restitution for consumers for monies acquired by means of any VCPA violations; and civil penalties, costs, reasonable expenses, and attorneys’ fees.



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