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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 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

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Mind the Gap: Retail Pricing Remains Hot Topic in Class Action Litigation

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The Gap, Inc. recently settled a class action lawsuit alleging that the retailer employed a misleading pricing scheme in The Gap and Banana Republic outlets and factory stores. The plaintiffs claimed that the company, which...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

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The Price Is Not Right: Class Action Risks of Comparative Price Advertising

“Was that retail ‘bargain’ you received really a bargain?” That is the question being asked by a recent spate of lawsuits filed against prominent retailers. Most of these actions have been brought as private party class...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Narrowing the Gap for the Price-Cost Test: Lessons From Eisai v. Sanofi-Aventis

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For companies that rely on price discounting as a sales and marketing tool, navigating antitrust risk can be difficult. Lower prices always benefit customers in the short run, but economic theory creates room for plaintiffs...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 09

The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products. ...more

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