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False Advertising Discount Pricing

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AD-ttorneys@law - September 2023

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Room Rental Site Sued Over Chimerical Reviews and Listings - FTC keeps promise to ramp up negative attention on false positives - Ghosted - Remember the first time you hunted for your own apartment? The anguish of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

False Sale Prices Result in Real $6M Settlement

General Nutrition Centers (GNC) agreed to pay $6 million to settle a class action accusing the national retailer of promoting “phantom markdowns” on its website....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Class Action Challenges Retailer’s Sale Email, Pricing Model

A Washington resident has filed suit against children’s clothing retailer Carter’s over an email touting a sale price that she alleges was false and deceptive....more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Ninth Circuit Puts Restitution Claims to Rest in Discount Advertising Case

The Ninth Circuit recently addressed once again the common practice in outlet stores and other retail establishments of juxtaposing the price at which a fashion item is offered for sale with a higher price advertised as a...more

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Beware of Phantom Price Markdowns: Ruling Against Hobby Lobby Highlights Risk

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Over the past several years, there has been a rise in class action lawsuits against retailers for allegedly deceptive price comparison advertising. Many of these lawsuits have alleged that retailers advertised “phantom”...more

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Beware of Listing Phantom Prices: Ann Taylor Settles False Discount Class Action

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Fashion retailer Ann Taylor has settled a false discounting class action in New York federal court alleging that prices at its outlet stores were listed as “marked down” from prices that never applied to the items. The named...more

Perkins Coie

How Big Retailers Can Avoid Newest Wave of Deceptive Price Advertising Lawsuits

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Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer last week announced the filing of four lawsuits against some of the largest retailers in the United States, accusing them of misleading customers by advertising a “sales price” alongside...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

2 for 1—Private and Government Actions Regarding Price Comparisons

Amazon made recent news for pricing items without stating a list price or whether an article was on sale or was offered at a discounted cost. The policy was based on the idea that Amazon's numerous Prime members would buy...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - August 2016 #2

Electric Toothbrushes Battle It Out Before NAD - In a battle over electric toothbrushes, the National Advertising Division determined that Procter & Gamble can support superiority claims for its Oral-B models challenged...more

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