Tennessee § 47-18-115 - Construction.

§ 47-18-115. Construction.

This part, being deemed remedial legislation necessary for the protection of the consumers of the state of Tennessee and elsewhere, shall be construed to effectuate the purposes and intent. It is the intent of the general assembly that this part shall be interpreted and construed consistently with the interpretations given by the federal trade commission and the federal courts pursuant to § 5(A)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, codified in 15 U.S.C. § 45(a) (1). Acts 1977, ch. 438, § 16. Law Reviews. Mass Tort–Class Action Certification–The Unavailability of Class Certification under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and the Appropriateness of Class Claims Alleging Common Law Fraud and Misrepresentation in Tennessee (Sarah-Katherine Adams Wright), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 491 (2009). The Licensed Professional Exemption in Consumer Protection: At Odds with Antitrust History and Precedent (Mark D. Bauer), 73 Tenn. L. Rev. 131 (2006). Cited: Skinner v. Steele, 730 S.W.2d 335, 1987 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2515 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987); Nichols v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 706 F. Supp. 1309, 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1182 (M.D. Tenn. 1989); Ganzevoort v. Russell, 949 S.W.2d 293, 1997 Tenn. LEXIS 299 (Tenn. 1997); Myint v. Allstate Ins. Co., 970 S.W.2d 920, 1998 Tenn. LEXIS 293 (Tenn. 1998); Tucker v. Sierra Builders, 180 S.W.3d 109, 2005 Tenn. App. LEXIS 261 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005); Killingsworth v. Ted Russell Ford, Inc., 205 S.W.3d 406, 2006 Tenn. LEXIS 900 (Tenn. 2006); Fayne v. Vincent, 301 S.W.3d 162, 2009 Tenn. LEXIS 830 (Tenn. Dec. 11, 2009); D'Alessandro v. Lake Developers II, LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 338 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 25, 2012); Wickham v. Sovereign Homes, LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 669 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2012).