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Hard to Say Goodbye: States Are Slowly Lifting States of Emergency

In recent weeks many states have either started lifting pricing restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic or announced their plans to do so. Still, some state governments have indicated that they will continue to...more

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Insight: The Defense Production Act and the Biden Administration

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The Biden administration has vowed to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase domestic production of essential supplies needed to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In this Insight, we address key...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - December 2020 #2

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Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information for our clients and friends....more

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California Strengthens Penal Code Section 396, Codifies Price Gouging Executive Order

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many governors have issued executive orders targeted at combating price gouging. However, one California state senator, Senator Thomas Umberg, proposed going a step further. In April 2020,...more

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When Will It End? – Price Gouging Restrictions Remain in Place for Uncertain Period

The pandemic has demonstrated that price gouging laws are not only written in an ambiguous manner, but are ambiguous as to whether they are in effect or not. A recurring problem faced by businesses is that some states are not...more

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No Country for Price Gouging: States Can Punish Price Gouging Without Price Gouging-Specific Laws

Though much attention has been paid to state price gouging laws, several states without price gouging laws have nevertheless been active enforcers. Governors in many of these states have issued executive orders empowering...more

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A Spartan Approach to Price Gouging in Michigan

Price gouging complaints around the country have been skyrocketing and Michigan is no exception. Between March 5, 2019, and April 14, 2019, Michigan had 80 price gouging complaints. During the same period in 2020, Michigan...more

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The Defense Production Act—What US Businesses Need to Know

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Using his authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”), President Trump issued an Order on March 27 requiring that the General Motors Company accept and perform contracts and fulfill orders for the manufacture...more

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N.J. Order Authorizes Commandeering Of Medical Resources And Other Property

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On April 2, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 113, authorizing the New Jersey State Director of Emergency Management to use the governor’s full authority under the Disaster Control Act to commandeer personal...more

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Executive Order prohibits hoarding of certain scarce supplies

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President Trump signed an Executive Order on Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19 (EO) on March 23, 2020. The EO delegates presidential authority under the Defense...more

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N.J. Order Suspends Elective Medical Procedures, Seeks Medical Supplies From Businesses

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On March 23, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 109 — the state’s latest directive relating to COVID-19. ...more

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COVID-19 Prompts Florida Price-Gouging Statute Affecting the Sale of Commodities

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Usually, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has no need to sign an executive order until an impending hurricane takes aim at the state of Florida. But the coronavirus changed all that....more

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