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Washington AG's Bark Has Some Bite
On January 17, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that his office had reached a resolution in its nearly two-year lawsuit against Puppyland, a local pet store that sells and provides financing for (you…
FTC Releases Narrowed Junk Fees Rule for Ticketing and Lodging
Fourteen months after proposing a far-reaching rule that would have overhauled the way fees are disclosed across sectors (see our previous discussion here ), the FTC today announced a significantly curtailed final rule…
State Attorneys General Warn of Price Gouging Enforcement in Wake of Recent Natural Disasters
As states across the country grapple with the impacts of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, state attorneys general are reminding businesses and constituents of price gouging laws that ban certain price increases during emergencies.
Generally speaking, state price gouging statutes prohibit businesses from charging increased or excessive prices for certain essential goods and services during a state of emergency. But, as we’ve discussed previously, price gouging laws vary considerably by state, particularly with respect to:
From GrubHub to StubHub: DC Sues StubHub for Deceptive Pricing and Junk Fees
In June, we summarized a number of new and pending laws specifically designed to regulate how companies display prices and fees. Although it’s important for companies to focus on those, we also noted that even in…
FTC to Study “Surveillance Pricing”
On July 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had voted unanimously to initiate a new study focused on how companies may be leveraging consumer purchasing behaviors to personalize pricing for…