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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Court Denies Dealer Challenge To OEM Internet Sales Policy - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed claims by a dealer who argued the manufacturer’s internet sales policy breached the dealer agreement between...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Egg Supplier Scrambling As Pandemic Price-Gouging Enforcement Heats Up

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Earlier this month, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of New York filed a lawsuit  in New York Supreme Court against Hillandale Farms alleging that the company gouged egg prices during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Governor Cuomo Signs COVID-19 Legislation Expanding NY Price Gouging Law to Include Personal Protection Equipment and Increasing...

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On June 6, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation (S.8189) that strengthens the state’s price gouging statute, in response to COVID-19. The legislation expands the current price gouging statute by...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

COVID-19 Client Primer | Trademarks and Price Gouging

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Using Trademark Law to Combat Reputational Harm from Third-Party Price Gouging - The COVID-19 outbreak has created unforeseeable, yet critical, need for certain products. Unfortunately, some see shortages in the supply of...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Price Gouging – It Could Cost You

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The COVID-19 crisis has caused many state Attorney’s General, including the Pennsylvania Attorney General (“PA AG”), to encourage consumers to submit complaints and allegations of price gouging. Rest assured that all such...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. and European authorities actively pursue COVID-19 price gouging violations

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The COVID-19 crisis has led to increased scrutiny of pricing decisions by competition and consumer protection authorities around the world. Already, we have seen a rise in state, federal, and international enforcement efforts...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Price Gouging In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Yourself And Your Business

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Supply difficulties and price changes are focusing businesses and governments on laws and orders against hoarding and price gouging....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Antitrust-Related Recent Developments: DOJ settles gun-jumping case, FTC issues fines for failure to submit HSR filing and FTC...

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DOJ fines particleboard manufacturers $4.95 million for gun-jumping violations - On Friday, November 7, 2014, two companies agreed to pay $4.95 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) allegations that the...more

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