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Price Gouging Antitrust Violations Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shifting Tariff Response Strategies: How Can Companies Avoid Antitrust Risk?

In the current economic environment, where tariffs are being discussed, proposed, or implemented, with potential impact on many industries, companies are feeling pressure to rethink or adjust their pricing strategies....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

State Attorneys General Update – June 2021

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Racine Sues Amazon - On May 25, 2021, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine sued Amazon in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for alleged antitrust violations under...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - September 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 to our clients and friends. ...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - August 2020 #3

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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 to our clients and friends. ...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - August 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 to our clients and friends. ...more

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Clearance to Reduce Capacity May Not Be Clearance to Raise Prices: Can Business Review Letters Impact Price Gouging Compliance?

In response to the current pandemic, antitrust enforcers at the Department of Justice have been issuing business review letters at record pace. One of these business review letters addressed an inquiry from the pork industry...more

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Legal Consequences to Consider Before Raising Prices

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Businesses routinely raise their prices in response to changing economic conditions and competition. Now might be a particularly dangerous time to raise prices without careful consideration of the legal consequences of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Congress Considering New Federal Price Gouging Laws

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Congress has begun igniting its legislative engine to create a federal framework to prohibit price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, price gouging has mainly been the province of state laws....more

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Responding to Government Inquires Related to Price Gouging During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Along with increased news about the spread of COVID-19 across the country, there has been a surge of price gouging allegations and reports of government investigations into that conduct, particularly in the northeast, likely...more

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COVID-19-Related Price Gouging | COVID-19-Related Fake Medicines | COVID-19-Related Antitrust Review Speed-Up

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COVID-19- Attorneys General Step Up Enforcement Efforts Against Price Gouging- •AGs across the country are taking steps to protect the public from price gouging by sellers capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

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Antitrust And Consumer Protection Compliance In The COVID-19 Pandemic Response

In response to COVID-19, collaboration and cooperation among competitors in various forms may be beneficial to society. While businesses must remember that antitrust and competition laws continue to apply and take care to...more

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