Two federal price gouging bills were recently introduced in Congress. Senator Elizabeth Warren led the introduction of the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022. The bill prohibits “unconscionably excessive price[s]” at any...more
5/20/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Corruption ,
Defense Production Act ,
Goods or Services ,
Price Gouging ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retail Market ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a disaster emergency for the state through January 15, 2022 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the state and the newly identified Omicron variant. According to The Wall Street...more
12/2/2021
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Antitrust Violations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Goods or Services ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New York ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
Retail Market ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On July 2, 2021, a group of consumers filed a putative class action in Washington District Court alleging Amazon engaged in unlawful price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic on a variety of products. The case is noteworthy...more
9/30/2021
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Amazon Marketplace ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Corruption ,
E-Commerce ,
Goods or Services ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices