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factsfalse representation of, 129–132in warranties, 294–299failure to act, 58failure of consideration, 563Fair Credit Billing Act, 284, 493–494Fair Credit Reporting Act, 87, 287, 493Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,494–495Fair Labor Standards Act, 167,445–447, 456fair market value, 730fairness rule, 11, 634, 636–638fair trial, right to, 43fair use doctrine, 365false advertising, 320–321false imprisonment, 83–84false representation of fact, 129–132familiesdefense of, 61Family and Medical Leave Actand, 458farms owned by, 497wills and, 781–783featherbedding, 444Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 57Federal Communications Commission(FCC), 21federal courts, 28–30federal criminal law, 57–58, 71–72Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC), 651Federal Housing Administration (FHA)loans, 731Federal Privacy Act of 1974, 86, 459Federal Reserve Board, 532, 545federal statutes, 18Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 9,274, 287, 301, 317, 321–326, 339Federal Trade Commission Act, 650–651Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 461felony conviction, 56, 699fictitious name of business, 584fiduciary duties, 393–394, 633, 63950 percent rule, 92finance charges, 338financial counseling services, 496financial responsibility law, 351financing, 338–341, 614–616fines, 47fire insurance, 763–765firing of agents, 426firm offers, 176, 270first-degree murder, 62fitness for purpose warranty, 300–302fixed-rate mortgage, 738fixed sum of money, 513fixing prices, 197fixtures, 720–722float, 535floater insurance policy, 762Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 329–330forbearance, 164, 168, 175foreign corporations, 607–608foreigners, 154, 157forged indorsements, 550forgery, 511, 524, 527, 553formal charges, 45formalist theory of contracts, 108fraud, 128–132age misrepresentation and, 149agreements inducing, 198–199as federal crime, 71–72Internet and credit card, 498marriage and, 685as real defense, 566fraud in the inducement, 563free on board (f.o.b.), 278free speech, 18frisking, 43full replacement value, 763full warranties, 297funds availability, 532–533future goods, 278future value of vehicles, 343Ggambling statutes, 189–190games, giveaway, 189Gandhi, Mohandas, 11Gates, Bill, 735general agents, 402general partnerships, 588–592General Social Survey, University ofChicago, 703general trial courts, 30–31general warranty deeds, 741–742genuine agreements. See contractsGhana, 8gift certificates, 282gifts, 166, 177, 306, 362, 779giveaway games, 189glasnost, 271golden rule, 8–11good faith, 171, 270, 418, 561, 594goods, sales of. See sales of goodsgoodwill, 197, 639graduated-payment mortgage, 738grand juries, 45grand larceny, 68gratuitous agents, 393, 419gratuitous agreements, 164gratuitous bailments, 369Great Depression, 456greatest good, 7–8Greece, 187grievance procedure, 435gross negligence, 370group health insurance, 759–760guarantees. See warrantiesguardians, 157, 703gun control laws, 364HHaiti, 319harassment, 469hardship, undue, 471harm, actual, 90hate crimes, 64–66hazard insurance, 753hazardous activities, 93H1-B worker status, 154health and safety, 454health insurance, 759–761. See alsoemployment conditionsIndex 839