Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are unlawful.
Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-103
Unlawful practices
Known as the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act
The act spans §§ 30–30 (42 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation (2005)
Most recently applied in Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016. (April 2019)
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Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.