CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 5.2-3
CUTPA - Unfair Trade Practice - "Cigarette Rule"
The plaintiff claims that the defendant's <insert conduct> constituted an unfair trade practice
that violates CUTPA. Certain guidelines have been established as to what constitutes an unfair
trade practice. The plaintiff must establish that the defendant's <insert conduct> meets at least
one of the three following criteria:
1) it offends public policy as it has been established by statutes, the common law or
other established concept of unfairness; or
2) it is immoral, unethical, oppressive or unscrupulous; or
3) it causes substantial injury to consumers, competitors or other business persons.
I will now give additional instructions on these criteria.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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