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Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a purchaser, borrower or debtor; establishes a notice of lawsuit which must be mailed to the defendant in such a cause of action; establishes certain requirements for the complaint in such an action; provides for arbitration of such actions.
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Relates to the docketing of adjudications of certain violations of laws enforced by the New York city department of consumer affairs.
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Relates to the liability of payroll processing companies; provides that payroll processing companies that intentionally and wrongfully prevent the distribution of payroll shall be liable to employees that failed to receive an expected payment for an amount up to three times the expected amount; and provides an action to recover damages may be maintained as a class action.
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Provides certain warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles; includes commercial and business purchasers under the Lemon law.
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