Sec. 20.
(1) The attorney general may bring a class action on behalf of persons residing in or injured in this state for the actual damages caused by any method, act, or practice that is unlawful under this act.
(2) The court after a hearing may appoint a receiver or order sequestration of the defendant's assets if it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant threatens or is about to remove, conceal, or dispose of his or her assets to the detriment of members of the class.
(3) If at any stage of the proceedings the court requires that notice be sent to the class, the attorney general may petition the court to require the defendant to bear the cost of the notice. In determining whether to impose the cost on the defendant or the state, the court shall consider the probability that the attorney general will succeed on the merits of the action.
(4) If the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of this act resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid the error, the amount of recovery shall be limited to actual damages and attorneys' fees.
(5) An action shall not be brought by the attorney general under section more than 6 years after the occurrence of the method, act, or practice which is the subject of the action.
History: 1992, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992
Last modified: October 10, 2016