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Article: Price gouging 101: a call to Florida lawmakers to perfect Florida's price gouging law.
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- Florida Bar Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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In 2004, the awesome power of Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Jeanne, and Ivan devastated the lives of thousands of Floridians. In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma annihilated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida. Indeed, the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons brought severe anxiety, frustration, and exhaustion for many Floridians as they attempted to get back on their feet. In the midst of the recovery, price gouging profiteers preyed upon hurricane victims. Fortunately, Florida's price gouging law protected these consumers.
Since the recent increase in catastrophic hurricanes striking Florida, the Florida Attorney General's Office, (1) which ...