Oct 16, 2024 Democrats Raise Possibility of Federal Price Gouging Ban With FTC By Jeff Greenbaum Asserting that “[p]rice gouging laws are a widely used, important tool to protect consumers from corporate wrongdoing,” a group of...
Oct 15, 2024 Court of Justice Clarifies Discount Communication By Myrna Teeuw This is important for any company that occasionally advertises a discount to consumers. Ever since the amended Price Display of Products...
Sep 18, 2024 FTC Commissioner Claims Agency Creates Favorable Precedent Through Venue Selection By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp During the dog days of August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought two complaints against auto companies involving alleged...
Sep 16, 2024 Home Depot Settles "Scanner Violation" Lawsuit with California District Attorneys By Jeff Greenbaum The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Home Depot agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle charges that the...
Jul 18, 2024 Taking Out the Trash: New Junk Fee Laws Impact Pricing Practices By Paavana Kumar Ashley Haripal We are about to see an enormous uptick in federal and state regulation of “junk fees” – and the class action bar is undoubtedly preparing...
May 15, 2024 Not So Fast: FTC Letter Rebukes Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Guidance By Len Gordon Michael Munoz By Leonard L. Gordon, Michael A. Munoz & Ellis McKennie Historically, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has touted self-regulation as...
Apr 23, 2024 FCC Adopts Video Service All-In Pricing Rules By Craig Gilley By Craig A. Gilley & Micah Wallen On March 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules that require cable...
Mar 18, 2024 New York Implements a New Surcharge Law: What the Changes Mean for Shoppers and Businesses By Len Gordon Chris Boone On February 11, 2024, a new law went into effect in New York, establishing important limits and rules for surcharging. Enacted in...
Oct 11, 2023 FTC Proposes Rule on "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is proposing a rule prohibiting "junk fees," which the FTC called, "hidden and bogus fees...
Oct 04, 2023 Irregular pricing at supermarkets under the spotlight By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Alex Meloy It seems like there is a new development regarding consumer law every week at the moment. We have recently written about the Digital...
Nov 05, 2022 President Biden Says His Administration is Taking on "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum In a speech last week, President Joe Biden said that his Administration is taking on so-called "junk fees." Accompanied by CFPB Director...
Aug 29, 2022 Ticket Platforms, Beware: New York Axes Hidden Fees for Concerts and Entertainment Events By Len Gordon Chris Boone In June, New York enacted a ticket transparency law seeking to make sweeping changes to how ticket prices are communicated to consumers...
May 04, 2022 Target Agrees to $5M Settlement With California District Attorneys Over Price Advertising Charges By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this year, seven District Attorneys' Offices in California entered into a $5 million settlement with Target Corporation,...
Mar 25, 2022 NYAG Settles With Online Travel Agency Over Use of "Dark Patterns" and Other Deceptive Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Fareportal Inc., the operator of online...
Dec 29, 2020 Some Tips for 2021 From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group By Jeff Greenbaum As we finish up 2020, here are some tips from members of the Frankfurt Kurnit advertising group about some of the important issues that...
May 17, 2020 Attorneys General Around the Country Continue Aggressive COVID-19 Enforcement By Jeff Greenbaum Attorneys General around the country continue to take action against businesses that engage in price gouging or that commit other...