· 2/1/2008
Flores v. Rawlings Co., LLC
Citations
- 177 P.3d 341
- 117 Haw. 153
- 2008 Haw. LEXIS 21
How courts have described this case
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- finding that although the defendant’s collection activities might have violated state statutes, the plaintiffs were not injured by paying the underlying debt because the debt was valid
- granting summary judgment under consumer-protection statute because claimants did not “demonstrate[] that they were injured as a result of [business’s] violation” of the statute
- construing the injury requirement for a UDAP claim under HRS § 480-13(b)
- while \any person\ may sue based on anticompetitive activity, suits based on deceptive trade practices are limited to consumers
- while “any person” may sue based on anticompetitive activity, suits based on deceptive trade practices are limited to consumers
- “In order for [the defendant’s] failure to register [as a collection agency as required by HRS § 443B-3] to be actionable by private litigants [pursuant to HRS § 480-2], the threshold requirements of HRS § 480-13 must be satisfied.”
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Judges: Moon, Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy
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