Legal Question in Business Law in California
I found an advertisement in the newspaper selling laptop computers at a very low price. The advertisement gives absolutely no information on the laptop. I called them to purchase it but I was not too concerned about asking questions about the laptop except for the brand because I figured I was getting a laptop at a good price. They did not give any information about the product over the phone either. After I purchased it I called them a few days later to get the size of the laptop because I wanted to purchase a case for it and they told me it measured 8.5 x 4.5 (a mini laptop). I was very disappointed. I thought I was getting a full size laptop. Even the picture in the paper gave the impression it was a full size laptop. I am sure there are a lot of people that thought it was full size and are also very disappointed.
My question is: can I file a civil class-action lawsuit against this company for deceiving the public and false advertisement? Thank you.
3 Answers from Attorneys
Sure doesn't sound like it, since you asked nothing about it or got no answers and decided to buy it anyway.
How can an ad that "gives absolutely no information" be false? How can it deceive anyone?
You realized didn't have any information yet you chose not to ask any questions. It's not the seller's fault that you made false assumptions about the merchandise.
Does the picture show the computer you received? If so, no fraud can be proven. If it shows a different model, perhaps.
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