27 Nov, 2024 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...
31 Oct, 2024 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...
16 Oct, 2024 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...
15 Oct, 2024 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...
16 Sep, 2024 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...
07 Aug, 2024 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...
15 May, 2024 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. ...
10 May, 2024 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...
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...
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...
24 Aug, 2023 Two Identical Products With Different Claims and Different Prices: What Messages Are Conveyed? By Terri Seligman Two identical products. But packaged in different size bottles and with different claims on the labels. And one is twice as expensive as...
28 Mar, 2023 FCC Proposes Pricing Transparency Rules By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced that Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel introduced a proposal that would require...
03 Mar, 2023 Another Dark Patterns Case at NAD By Terri Seligman NAD doesn’t often address pricing issues so when it does, I pay close attention. A recent case is especially interesting because it’s...
10 Nov, 2022 Ohio Attorney General Sues Two Retail Chains Over In-Store Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently sued two retail chains over their pricing practices. Specifically, the AG sued them for...
05 Nov, 2022 President Biden Says His Administration is Taking on "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum In a speech last week, President Joe Biden said that his Administration is taking on so-called "junk fees." Accompanied by CFPB Director...