Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. v. Duracraft Corp.

Vornado Air Circulation Sys., Inc. v. Duracraft Corp., 516 U.S. 1067 (1996)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-01-08
Topic
labor-and-employment

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that to constitute consumer fraud, “the business practice in question must be ‘misleading’ and stand outside the norm of reasonable business practice in that it will victimize the average consumer”
  • failure to investigate defendant’s mental condition at time of murder though aware of his odd behavior; defendant found to have bipolar disorder
  • defense counsel has a duty to investigate possible mental health mitigation evidence

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. v. Duracraft Corp.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 10th Cir. Motion of Thomas & Betts Corp. et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied.