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"Junk Fee" Legislative Roundup – 2025 Edition
2024 was an action-packed year for followers of federal and state laws and regulations governing the disclosure of fees, or so-called “junk fee” laws. In the waning days of the Biden administration, the FTC released a…
Connecticut’s “Shrinkflation” Legislation: Expanding State AG’s Price Gouging Authority for Shrinking Product Sizes
As we’ve discussed previously, price gouging has been a focus for enforcers in the past few years, and 2025 is proving no different. In the past month alone, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the…
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: