26 Aug, 2024 FTC Pursues Auto Dealer For Misleading Pricing and Other Illegal Practices By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Arizona-based Coulter Motor Company, resolving...
13 Aug, 2024 Time Is Money: White House Announces Consumer Protection Initiative By Terri Seligman The White House has just announced a new initiative designed to “crack down on everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans’ time...
04 Aug, 2024 D.C. Attorney General Sues StubHub Over Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwab announced that he filed a lawsuit against StubHub, in which he alleges that the...
17 May, 2024 Connecticut AG Sues Altice Over "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently sued internet service provider Altice USA, alleging that the company charged illegal...
01 May, 2024 FTC Pursues Bill Payment Company Over Alleged Dark Patterns, Illegal Junk Fees and ROSCA Violations By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission took action under the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
02 Apr, 2024 NYAG Announces $1.9 Million Settlement with Nissan Dealers By Jeff Greenbaum Late last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she had reached settlements with five Nissan car dealerships in...
22 Jan, 2024 FTC Delays Effective Date of CARS Rule By Jeff Greenbaum In December, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the “Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule” (the “CARS Rule”), which addresses the use of...
17 Jan, 2024 Museum of Sex Has Junk (Fees) By Terri Seligman Honestly, the jokes write themselves. But, for a defendant, a class action lawsuit challenging its online purchase process is certainly...
04 Jan, 2024 NY Now Requires Credit Card Surcharges To Be Included in Total Posted Price By Terri Seligman As noted in my last post about a new California law, a new year means new laws, including in the advertising law and consumer protection...
13 Dec, 2023 FTC Releases New "Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it just finalized the “Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule” (the “CARS Rule”) in order to combat...
03 Dec, 2023 Massachusetts AG Proposes Rule on "Junk Fees" and Auto-Renew Offers By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced that her office is proposing new rules that would prohibit so-called “junk fees"...
14 Nov, 2023 Alleging Discrimination, FTC and Wisconsin Settle With Auto Dealer Over Junk Fees By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Wisconsin recently entered into a $1.1 million settlement with Rhinelander Auto Center,...
13 Oct, 2023 FTC Settles With Marketer Over Alleged Junk Fees and Subscription Traps By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with a marketer of skin creams, resolving allegations that the...
12 Oct, 2023 California Enacts Law Banning "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum The State of California just enacted a new law banning "junk fees." The law goes into effect on July 1, 2024. (Yesterday, the Federal...
11 Oct, 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...
22 Sep, 2023 “Don’t wait to get a CID from the FTC,” Levine Warns Advertisers at NAD Conference By Kate Patton At the National Advertising Division’s annual conference this week in Philadelphia, Samuel Levine, Director of the Federal Trade...