Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 8-19-1 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Deceptive Trade Practices Act.”

(Acts 1981, No. 81-355, p. 510, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 67 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Reid v. Unilever United States, Inc., 964 F. Supp. 2d 893 (N.D. Ill. 2013).
Reid v. Unilever United States, Inc., 964 F. Supp. 2d 893 (N.D. Ill. 2013). · cites it 3× “) In Count III, Plaintiffs bring consumer fraud claims, individually and on behalf of all putative class members, against Unilever. (Id. ¶¶ 83-97.) Reid brings her consumer fraud claims pursuant to the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Businesses Practices Act (the “ICFA”),…”
Plath v. Schonrock, 2003 MT 21 (Mont. 2003). · cites it 2× “The FTC encouraged state level legislation because it recognized that the enforcement of the FTC Act's broad Section 5 could not be accomplished without extra-agency assistance. Marshall, 276 S.E.2d at 400 (citing L.”
Sam v. Beaird, 685 So. 2d 742 (Ala. Civ. App. 1996). · cites it 7× “James Beaird (the "landlord"), I would also hold that the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ala.Code 1975, §§ 8-19-1 through -15, applies to landlord-tenant relationships.”
In re Gen. Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litig., 257 F. Supp. 3d 372 (S.D.N.Y. 2017). “She brings claims under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“ADTPA”), Ala. Code § 8-19-1 , et seq. (FACC ¶¶ 1123-1148); for fraudulent concealment (id.”
In re 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig., 275 F. Supp. 3d 910 (N.D. Ill. 2017). “Consumer Protection Claims Plaintiffs bring claims under various state consumer protection statutes: Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ala. Code § 8-19-1 et seq. (“ADPTA”), Doc.”
Solar Reflections, LLC v. Solar Reflections Glass Tinting, LLC, 256 F. Supp. 3d 1248 (N.D. Ala. 2017). · cites it 4× “Finally, the plaintiff s' deceptive trade practices claim arises from Alabama Code § 8-19-1 et seq. The plaintiff filed a motion for entry of default and a motion for default judgment on November 29, 2016.”
Sua Ins. v. Classic Home Builders, LLC, 751 F. Supp. 2d 1245 (S.D. Ala. 2010). · cites it 2× “One of the Whites’ claims is under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ala. Code §§ 8-19-1 et seq. (Doc. 1, Exhibit A at 17-18).”
Dodd v. Nelda Stephenson Chevrolet, Inc., 626 So. 2d 1288 (Ala. 1993). · cites it 2× “I would hold that, in addition to a common law duty to disclose, Hembree Motors also has an obligation under Ala.Code 1975, § 8-19-1 et seq., to disclose material facts regarding the condition of the car.”
Jones v. Coty Inc., 362 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (U.S. Cir. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “7 The lone issue remaining from the Motion for Summary Judgment on Certain Class Claims is whether defendants are entitled to summary judgment on the class claims asserted under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ala. Code §§ 8-19-1 et seq. (the "ADTPA").”
Collins v. Davol, Inc., 56 F. Supp. 3d 1222 (N.D. Ala. 2014). · cites it 2× “(“the defendants”) for breach of implied warranty, negligence, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, failure to warn, loss of consortium, fraud, misrepresentation by omission, and violations of the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“ADTPA”), Ala.Code…”
Target Media Partners Operating Co. v. Specialty Mktg. Corp., 177 So. 3d 843 (Ala. 2013). · cites it 2× “These punitive damages are no more than the monetary penalties [Target Media and Leader] could suffer under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ala.Code 1975 § 8-19-1 et seq. That act prescribes (1) fines, (2) treble compensatory damages, and (3) an award of costs and…”
Rollins, Inc. v. Foster, 991 F. Supp. 1426 (M.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 2× “Arguably, so as to fall within Cole's “statutory” reach, a consumer in Foster's position could seek a remedy under Alabama’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, 1975 Ala.Code §§ 8-19-1 to 8 — 19— 15, which prohibits "engaging in .”
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