9/29/2025 10:50:08 PM NAD Reviews Strikethrough Pricing as Class Action Risks Mount By Hannah Taylor It is rare for the National Advertising Division (NAD) to review strikethrough pricing, but its recent decision in Renpho US (Renpho Elis...
6/13/2025 6:26:00 PM New York’s SFY 2025-26 Budget: A New Era of Consumer Protections By Hannah Taylor Kate Patton In May 2025, New York State passed its Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget, ushering in a sweeping set of consumer protection reforms. Tucked into...
5/12/2025 6:21:52 PM Today's the Day: The FTC's Junk Fees Rule Goes Into Effect By Hannah Taylor Kate Patton The FTC’s Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees takes effect today, May 12, 2025, and it’s about to shake up how businesses disclose prices...
4/25/2025 9:32:18 PM Part 2: Tariff-Related Pricing—Think Strategically About Messaging and Price Increases By Jason Howell Part 2: Tariff-Related Pricing—Think Strategically About Messaging and Price Increases We are continuing our series about tariff-related...
4/8/2025 10:23:52 PM Part I: Are Tariff-Related Surcharges a Legal Risk? Here’s What You Need to Know By Hannah Taylor We are writing a series of blog posts exploring some of the most pressing legal issues in price advertising. This is Part I, which...
2/22/2025 8:17:14 PM FTC Releases Initial Findings On Surveillance Pricing Study By Terri Seligman As I blogged about back in August, the FTC issued orders under its Section 6(b) authority to several companies that offer “surveillance...
2/19/2025 3:16:22 PM Can You Add Advertising to an Ad-Free Service? By Jeff Greenbaum When consumers subscribe to Amazon Prime, they get free shipping, access to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, and other benefits. Up...
12/28/2024 6:41:25 PM Some Tips From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group for 2025 By Jeff Greenbaum As we race toward 2025, here are some thoughts from members of the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group about some of the big issues to...
11/27/2024 2:51:35 PM Some Last-Minute Advertising Tips for Black Friday By Jeff Greenbaum With Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, we thought we would share a few last-minute advertising tips that can help...
10/31/2024 10:49:14 PM State AGs Urge Congress to Enact a Federal Price Gouging Law By Jeff Greenbaum This week, fifteen state Attorneys General wrote to Congressional leaders, urging them to enact a federal law that prohibits price...
10/16/2024 3:55:38 PM Democrats Raise Possibility of Federal Price Gouging Ban With FTC By Jeff Greenbaum Asserting that “[p]rice gouging laws are a widely used, important tool to protect consumers from corporate wrongdoing,” a group of...
10/15/2024 11:39:02 AM The High Cost of Hidden Fees: How Undisclosed Charges Can Lead to Legal Risks for Brands By Hannah Taylor Recently, a new wave of “all-in” price laws has emerged, mandating transparent pricing practices to ensure consumers are fully aware of...
9/16/2024 3:57:23 PM Home Depot Settles "Scanner Violation" Lawsuit with California District Attorneys By Jeff Greenbaum The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Home Depot agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle charges that the...
8/7/2024 10:19:31 PM FTC Announces Inquiry Into “Surveillance Pricing” By Terri Seligman In a recent press release, the FTC announced that it has issued orders to companies that offer “surveillance pricing products and...
5/15/2024 2:21:01 PM Planning to Advertise a Fictitious Former Price? By Jeff Greenbaum One shopper at Aeropostale said she bought a sweatshirt for $23.98 that was advertised as being 60% off of an original price of $59.95. ...
5/10/2024 8:56:32 PM With Monumental Price Transparency Law to Take Effect July 1, California AG Issues Compliance Guidance By Hannah Taylor As we blogged about late last year, beginning July 1, 2024, California's “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478 makes it...