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
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 | 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
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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.