§ 458-i. Action for recovery of damages by consumer. Any consumer
injured by a violation of this article or by the breach by the credit
services business of a contract which has been entered into pursuant to
section four hundred fifty-eight-f of this chapter may bring an action
for recovery of damages. Judgment shall be entered in favor of a
consumer in an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages, but
in no case less than the amount paid by the buyer to the credit services
business. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing
plaintiff.