Guides: Consumer Law Treatises: Introduction

Introductory Resources

Consumer Protection Law in a Nutshell by Dee Pridgen
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF1610.E7
This introductory text explores federal and state law dealing with consumer transactions, including caselaw and statutes. The volume begins with an overview of public (both FTC and CFPB) and private enforcement actions to regulate the marketplace, and the remaining chapters track the legal aspects a variety of consumer protections topics, including advertising and marketing, consumer privacy, credit reports and identity theft, equal access to credit, and more. Consumer Protection Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Sales and Leases of Goods in a Nutshell
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF915.Z957
This is a primer on the law of sales and leases under Articles 2 and 2A of the UCC. It focuses on related subjects governed by Articles 5 and 7 of the UCC (letters of credit and documents of title) and introduces the formation of the contract. It also examines the statute of frauds, parole evidence, and modification. Sales and Leases of Goods in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.

Consumer Credit and the Law by Richard M. Alderman and Dee Pridgen
This single volume treatise covers topics including obtaining credit, Truth-in-Lending disclosures, regulation of the price of credit, debt collection, and the credit consumer's remedies for various problems.
Consumer Financial Services by Andrew Sandler & Benjamin Klubes
Updated annually, this treatise examines the topics of fair lending, insurance, financial institutions and privacy, RESPA, Truth in Lending, bank secrecy and securities law.
Consumer Protection and the Law by Dee Pridgen
This is a step-by-step guide covering topics such as consumer protection laws related to advertising, sales practices, unfair and deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, and product warranties. It covers the UCC and the Magnuson-Moss Act; federal and FTC law, including "Little FTC Acts," surveys each topic through analysis of its administration, procedures, remedies, and litigation strategies, and reviews common law, state consumer protection laws, federal odometer laws, home and car sales, and warranties of habitability.