03 Mar, 2024 NY Issues Guidance On Surcharge Law By Terri Seligman In early January, I blogged about a new law in New York that requires sellers who wish to charge consumers more for an item if they pay...
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...
29 Dec, 2023 New York Amends Automatic Renewal Law... Again By Terri Seligman Joining California and a few other states, New York has amended its automatic renewal law again to require annual renewal notices. The...
12 Oct, 2023 You're Invited: NYC Bar's 22nd Annual "Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law" By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, the New York City Bar will be hosting a webinar, "Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law." The...
14 Apr, 2023 NY AG Secures Largest ($462 Million) Multistate Agreement with JUUL By Jordyn Milewski Yesterday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the largest multistate agreement with JUUL Labs, Inc., in the amount of $462...
04 Mar, 2023 NYAG Proposes New Price Gouging Rules By Jeff Greenbaum New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she is proposing new rules on price gouging in order to "ensure that large...
11 Jan, 2023 New York’s Proposed New Cybersecurity Regulations Will Mandate Big Changes for Many Businesses By Rick Borden Saphya Council The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) – a leading rule maker in the cybersecurity world -- has released proposed...
23 Aug, 2022 New York Enacts Fee Transparency Law for Live Event Ticketing By Matt Vittone What is up with all those fees tacked onto ticket prices? When purchasing tickets online for live events like concerts, sports games or...
16 Aug, 2022 NY AG Settles with Robocall Company in Ongoing Voter Intimidation Lawsuit By Kate Patton New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with robocall company Message Communications, Inc. to resolve allegations...
02 Jun, 2022 Promoting "Weed," "Pot," and "Sticky Buds" -- New York Releases Proposed Rules on Cannabis Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, the New York State Cannabis Control Board released proposed regulations governing the advertising and labeling of cannabis...
28 May, 2022 NY AG Secures $36 Million from H&M for Gift Card Fraud By Kate Patton New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that global fashion retailer H&M will pay $36 million to resolve allegations that it...
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...
31 Mar, 2022 New York Attorney General Sues Over Failures to Deliver When Promised By Jeff Greenbaum Last last year, the New York Attorney General sued Sonjia Posh Boutique and Prestigious Marketing Concepts, alleging that, although the...
06 Mar, 2022 New York Attorney General Launches Rulemaking on Price Gouging By Jeff Greenbaum New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she has launched a rulemaking process in order to look into whether major...
15 Jan, 2022 Can You Advertise Honey as "Pure" if it Contains Chemicals? By Jeff Greenbaum Sioux Honey, a cooperative in Sioux City, Iowa, makes SueBee honey, which is sold in retail stores throughout the United States. The...
28 Dec, 2021 NYAG Tells COVID-19 Testing Labs to Stop Misrepresenting Turnaround Times By Jeff Greenbaum Over the last few days, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued warnings to several COVID-19 testing labs, ordering them to stop...