Consumer Class Action Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Consumer Class Action Act - Provides that the Congress declares that the protection afforded under the existing Federal Trade Commission Act is not sufficient to prevent unfair and deceptive acts perpetrated against consumers and that consumers should be allowed to sue directly for redress in the case of such practices. Provides that an act in defraud of consumers which affects commerce is unlawful and the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction without regard to the amount in controversy to entertain civil class actions for redress of such unlawful acts. Defines "act in defraud of consumers" as: (A) an unfair or deceptive act or practice which is unlawful within the meaning of section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act; or (B) an act which gives rise to a civil action by a consumer or consumers under State statutory or decisional law for the benefit of consumers. Defines a "consumer" as any natural person who is offered or supplied goods, services, interests in land, or intangibles primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes. Provides that in the case of any class action brought upon the basis of a violation of consume…