Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b
§ 42-110b. Unfair trade practices prohibited. Legislative intent.
(a)
No person shall engage in unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in
the conduct of any trade or commerce.
(b)
It is the intent of the legislature that in construing subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner
and the courts of this state shall be guided by interpretations given by the Federal Trade Commission and the
federal courts to Section 5 (a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 USC 45 (a)(1)), as from time to
time amended.
(c)
The commissioner may, in accordance with chapter 54, establish by regulation acts, practices or methods
which shall be deemed to be unfair or deceptive in violation of subsection (a) of this section. Such
regulations shall not be inconsistent with the rules, regulations and decisions of the federal trade
commission and the federal courts in interpreting the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
(d)
It is the intention of the legislature that this chapter be remedial and be so construed.
