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Arnold & Porter
On March 5, U.S. President Joe Biden announced a "Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing," a new multi-agency effort led by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Ward and Smith, P.A.
The Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") new Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, known as the CARS Rule (the "Rule"), is a comprehensive initiative aimed at bringing transparency...
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
As many readers know, deceptive pricing cases have exploded in recent years. While we've seen some defendant success in cases where plaintiffs have been unable to prove actual harm...
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Let's say you're shopping for a new credit card or perhaps a new skin care regime. You go online and do a search like "best travel credit cards" or "best anti-aging eye creams."
WilmerHale
On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here)...
Meister Seelig & Fein
Consumers have seen a recent and vexing trend of additional credit card charges at restaurants and stores. And, business owners are understandably confused...
Steptoe LLP
On January 17, New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed legislation to regulate buy now pay later (BNPL) products.
Barnes & Thornburg
The FTC imposed a $2 million penalty, its largest ever for deceptive Made in USA claims The FTC found parts that were wholly imported or incorporated significant imported materials...
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
Online cash advance provider FloatMe Corp. will pay $3 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegations of unfair and deceptive tactics against customers.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it has obtained a $2 million civil penalty from tractor maker Kubota North America for falsely labeling thousands of its replacement...
Davis+Gilbert LLP
Online cash advance provider FloatMe Corp. will pay $3 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegations of unfair and deceptive tactics against customers.
Mayer Brown
On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services released a proposed circular letter addressing the use of external consumer data and information sources...
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
"Natural" claims are infamously risky business. Between the specter of class action lawsuits, FTC actions, and competitor challenges, claims that a product is "natural" require special vigilance.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Last month, the New York AG filed a lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio, alleging that the company ​"sells subscriptions that are easy to purchase, and extremely difficult to cancel."
Holland & Knight
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed several amendments to the current Negative Option Rule (Rule) that, if enacted, will drastically change how subscription...
Jenner & Block
A new California law, Senate Bill No. 478, takes aim at "drip pricing," the practice of advertising goods or services at one price and then adding mandatory charges or fees later in the sales transaction.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On January 18, 2024, the FTC announced it was staying the effective date of its Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule pending resolution of an administrative challenge filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
It's a well-known principle (amongst those who practice in certain professions) that if you're trying to make something sexy, you generally don't want to reveal everything...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell recently announced that Grubhub, one of the nation's most prominent food delivery platforms, will pay more than $3.5 million to settle...
Crowell & Moring LLP
Since the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published its updated 2023 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising...
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