N.Y. General Business Law Section 326
Private right of action

A consumer injured by a violation of this section may bring an action to recover damages. Judgment may be entered for three times the actual damages suffered by a consumer or five hundred dollars, whichever is greater. A court may also award attorneys’ fees to a prevailing plaintiff consumer.

Source: Section 326 — Private right of action, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/326 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 24, 2026).

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