08 Mar, 2023 How Many Consumer Complaints Does it Take to Interest a Regulator? By Jeff Greenbaum Dorm2Dorm is a moving and storage company that targets college students. The company offers a service where it will pick up a student's...
05 Oct, 2022 NYC Reaches $112K Settlement With For-Profit College Over False Advertising Charges By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it entered into a settlement with ASA College, one of New...
24 May, 2022 Warning Retailers About Price Gouging, NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency Related to Infant Formula By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency related to the shortage of supply of infant formula. By...
22 May, 2022 NYC Proposes Amendments to City's Laws and Rules to Provide Some Relief to Retailers By Jeff Greenbaum In January, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a "Small Business Forward" Executive Order, calling on the New York City Department of...
14 Feb, 2022 New Consumer Affairs Commissioner Appointed in New York City By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed Vilda Vera Mayuga as the City's new Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and...
10 Jan, 2022 NYC Mayor Issues Executive Order Calling for Regulation Reform and Reduced Penalties By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued his "Small Business Forward" Executive Order, calling on the City's Department of...
02 Dec, 2021 Court Dismisses Challenge to NYC's Price Gouging Rule By Jeff Greenbaum The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed a challenge to New York City's price gouging...
04 Nov, 2021 "The Price You See Is The Price You Pay" -- NYC Sues Car Dealers Over Advertising Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it has sued two companies that operate used car dealerships...
10 Sep, 2021 NYC Mayor Appoints New Consumer Affairs Commissioner By Jeff Greenbaum New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Peter Hatch as Commissioner of New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection,...
19 May, 2021 Dark Patterns Exist IRL Too By Terri Seligman The sign on the store window says “Buy Now, Pay Later” What it doesn’t say, but should, is “and keep paying, and paying, and paying…”...
03 May, 2021 New York Court Orders Furniture Chain to Pay $2M+ Damages, After NYC Sues for False Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum A New York court ordered Maddy's Home Furniture and More, LLC to pay more than $2 million in penalties and restitution, after the New...
29 Apr, 2021 NYC's Consumer Affairs Commissioner Announces Resignation By Jeff Greenbaum The Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Lorelei Salas, announced that she is resigning from...
29 Jun, 2020 New NYC Price Gouging Rule Goes Into Effect and NYC Settles Price Gouging Case With Metro Drugs By Jeff Greenbaum New York City's new price gouging rule, which was proposed by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection last month,...
26 May, 2020 NYC Issues Warning Over COVID-19 Scams By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued an alert to warn consumers about scams related to COVID-19. In a...
11 Oct, 2019 New York City Bar Hosts "Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law" Program By Jeff Greenbaum Next Friday, the New York City Bar will be hosting its 18th annual "Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law" program. The program will...
05 May, 2019 NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Celebrates 50 Years of Enforcing its Own Advertising Rules By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs -- which was just renamed the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection -- recently...