With the Biden administration ramping up scrutiny on supply chains and pricing practices, businesses should take a moment to revisit their COVID-19 price gouging compliance. As we’ve previously highlighted, risk management...more
3/21/2022
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Doing Business ,
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Price-Fixing ,
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Retail Market ,
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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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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Goods or Services ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New York ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
Retail Market ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
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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 ,
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Antitrust Violations ,
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E-Commerce ,
Goods or Services ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
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Third-Party Risk ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices