Private Actions Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

California Law Review, Vol. 66, p.1, 1978

36 Pages Posted: 31 Aug 2009

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Milton R. Schroeder

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Date Written: 1978

Abstract

In this Article, Professor Schroeder examines the changes that the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act brings to the law of consumer product warranties. Particular emphasis is given to the relationship between the Act and the Uniform Commercial Code and to the ambiguities created by the language of the Act. The federal action is parallel to and does not supplant state warranty remedies because the Act provides it does not restrict any 'right or remedy of any consumer under State law or any other Federal law.' Since the consumer may recover all litigation expenses, including attorneys' fees, in a successful Magnuson-Moss action, bringing a warranty action as a matter of federal rather than state law has advantages. There are, however, important differences between warranty recovery under Magnuson-Moss and under state law. This Article explores the new federal warranty law and compares it with the law of warranty which has developed under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.).

Keywords: Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Uniform Commercial Code, consumer

Suggested Citation

Schroeder, Milton R., Private Actions Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (1978). California Law Review, Vol. 66, p.1, 1978, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1464846

Milton R. Schroeder (Contact Author)

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law ( email )

Box 877906
Tempe, AZ 85287-7906
United States

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