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5 Key Takeaways - Marketing and Advertising in California: Compliance with the "Honest Pricing Law"

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Kilpatrick partners Michele Floyd and Evan Nadel recently presented a webinar to the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Georgia Chapter on the topic of “Marketing and Advertising in California: Compliance with the 'Honest...more

Venable LLP

[Webinar] Price Advertising in an Era of Increasing Complexity and Increasing Scrutiny: What Sellers Need to Know to Avoid Pricing...

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Retailers today have grown increasingly sophisticated in how they collect and use sales data and price their merchandise to optimize sales, revenue, and profits, using that information in conjunction with digital marketing...more

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DOJ Addresses Pricing Technologies

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In a recent interview, Jonathan Kanter, the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, shared his thoughts on the use of technology in setting and advertising prices....more

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California Ban on Hidden Fees to Take Effect; Restaurant Exception Passes

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A new California law that prohibits charging hidden fees for goods and services takes effect on July 1. After that date, all fees, with a few limited exceptions, must be disclosed at the outset of a consumer transaction and...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Attorney General Office Issues Much Needed Guidance On “Honest Pricing” Requirements

On May 8, 2024, the California Attorney General’s Office released much needed and highly anticipated guidance on steps companies in California will need to take to ensure compliance with SB 478, California’s prohibition on...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California Issues FAQs on Hidden Fee Law

This week, the California AG’s office released a set of FAQs on California’s law addressing hidden fees. As a reminder, the law states that the following practices will be unlawful under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Los Angeles County Sues Grubhub for Unfair Business Practices and False Advertising

On February 21, 2024, Los Angeles County filed a complaint for injunctive relief and damages against Grubhub alleging that the company engaged in false and deceptive advertising and unfair business practices that harm...more

Venable LLP

[Event] 10th Advertising Law Symposium - March 21st, Washington, DC

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It’s that time of year again—Ad Law Symposium is back! Please join us in DC for this highly anticipated event focused on providing you with the information you need to promote your brand with confidence. Combining the...more

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Pricing Litigation: Ten Years In

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Over the last ten years, nearly 300 class actions have been filed against retailers across the country, alleging that they deceived customers by advertising illusory sales or unsubstantiated reference prices. Our team is...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Supply Demanded: Ninth Circuit Confirms Classwide Damages Models Must Account for Supply-Side Factors

In a decision issued earlier this year, Mier v. CVS Health, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 19472 (9th Cir. 2023), the Ninth Circuit held (per our research, for the first time) that class-wide damages models must be based on conjoint...more

Cozen O'Connor

Fed Up with Fees, AG Mayes Settles with Cox Communications for $13 Million

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes settled with Cox Communications Inc. and affiliated entities to resolve allegations that the telecommunications company violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by failing to adequately disclose price...more

Venable LLP

FTC Consumer Protection Chief Sam Levine Outlines FTC Priorities at the NAD Conference

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On September 19, Sam Levine, the director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, outlined the agency’s priorities at the annual conference of the National Advertising Division. Here are the...more

Bracewell LLP

Seller Beware: The Impact of New Executive Regulations Under the UAE’s Consumer Protection Law

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Significant changes to consumer protection legislation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will take effect on 14 October, 2023. Businesses should be aware of how such legislation may impact their current operations and in turn...more

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FCC Proposes “All-In” Video Service Advertising Rules for Cable and Satellite TV

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On Tuesday the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to require cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers to specify an “all-in” total price for their video service, both in their...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Retailer to Pay $197 Million to Settle Pricing Claims

Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted about a few cases involving pricing claims, including a post discussing a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a post discussing a lawsuit over major retailer’s frequent sales, and a post...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Ecommerce Law Attorney on Recent Deceptive Pricing and False Sense of Urgency Lawsuits

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As discussed by ecommerce law attorney Richard B. Newman, here, the FTC’s Deceptive Pricing Guides address different types of pricing representations. These include, without limitation, representations that a current price...more

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law - June 2022 #2

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No More Social Fix for Cali Kids? New state bill targets social media addiction - Vertigo 2.0 - There’s a tidal wave of anger against social media. And every time it seems to crest, another swell comes up from...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Despite Past Failures, Meal Deal Plaintiffs Continue to File

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Despite their predecessors largely missing the mark, a new batch of plaintiffs has taken aim at quick-service restaurants’ meal pricing. In the suits, plaintiffs allege that the defendant restaurants deceived them by charging...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ross Settles Deceptive Pricing Suit for $5M

A deceptive pricing class action will cost Ross Stores almost $5 million after a federal judge in California granted preliminary approval to the settlement agreement....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Court Tosses Deceptive Pricing Action

In the latest deceptive pricing class action, a California federal court dismissed a challenge to LensCrafters’ marketing for prescription lenses. Sandra Seegert visited one of LensCrafters’ 130 California stores in April...more

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AD-ttorneys@law

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In This Issue: - Vermont Takes Aim at Data Brokers - Roca Labs Pushes Back Against FTC’s Gag Gag - Settlement in Movie-Candy Class Conflict - Outlet Deal or No Deal? - OXO gets NAD to give DKB an H2O TKO...more

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