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Price Gouging State Attorneys General Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices

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California's Anti-Price Gouging Law: What Businesses and Consumers Need to Know About Price Increases For Goods & Services After...

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Following the devastating fires in Southern California, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. This proclamation triggered the application of California Penal Code...more

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Oregon Attorney General issues AI Guidance for businesses

In a significant move to regulate the growing impact of artificial intelligence, Oregon lawmakers recently passed Senate Bill 1571, requiring campaigns to disclose when they use AI to manipulate audio or video images,...more

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Connecticut’s ​“Shrinkflation” Legislation: Expanding State AG’s Price Gouging Authority for Shrinking Product Sizes

As we’ve discussed previously, price gouging has been a focus for enforcers in the past few years, and 2025 is proving no different. In the past month alone, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the California...more

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State Attorneys General Poised to Crack Down On Price Gouging Amid Market Pressure

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This past Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a warning to businesses against price gouging for eggs and poultry. The current bird flu outbreak began in March 2024 but has become a topic of increasing...more

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Pricing Considerations in the Aftermath of the California Wildfires

The devastating January 2025 wildfires in southern California prompted Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency on January 7, 2025 for Los Angeles and Ventura counties. This triggered California laws around price...more

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Tariffs And California's Anti-Price Gouging Law

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Earlier this week, President Donald Trump remarked that he is "thinking in terms of 25%" tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada".  A tariff is a tax levied upon imported goods.  When goods enter the United States,...more

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Client Alert: Protecting Against Residential Price Gouging During the Los Angeles Wildfires

As devastating wildfires displace thousands in Los Angeles County, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency. In the wake of this crisis, California’s price-gouging laws impose strict limits on rental price increases...more

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Protecting Against Residential Price Gouging During the Los Angeles Wildfires

As devastating wildfires displace thousands in Los Angeles County, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency. In the wake of this crisis, California’s price-gouging laws impose strict limits on rental price increases...more

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New York’s Overlapping Price Gouging Laws

On June 24, 2021, New York celebrated the lifting on most COVID-19 restrictions. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the COVID-19 state of emergency would officially expire. With the expiration of the emergency declaration, the...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - July 2021

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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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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - June 2021 #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 for our clients and friends....more

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The State Ag Report - Volume 7, Issue 24 | June 2021 #3

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Nevada Legislature Reforms Consumer Protection...more

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Nevada Legislature Reforms Consumer Protection And Charitable Donation Laws

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Three bills introduced by Nevada AG Aaron Ford were recently enacted that will amend the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”), the Nevada Unfair Trade Practices Act (“UTPA”), and charitable donation laws, effective...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - June 2021 #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 - June 2021

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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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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - May 2021 #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 - May 2021

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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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State Attorneys General Update – April 2021

Federal Law Challenges by State Attorneys General - Attorneys General Challenge “Tax Mandate” Portion of American Rescue Plan - On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan...more

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Price Gouging Legislation on the Horizon in States Without Laws

While the majority of states have had price gouging laws on the books since before the pandemic, widespread pandemic price gouging has led states without laws to reconsider. Some states, like Colorado, passed price gouging...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - March 2021 #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 for our clients and friends. ...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - March 2021 #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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State Attorney General Insider – Winter 2020-2021 | December 2020 | Issue No. 3: Notable Cases

Notable Cases - Here are a few of the major cases of interest within the state Attorneys General community that are receiving significant press coverage. ...more

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Good Cause for Surcharges

Almost a year into the business disruptions caused by the pandemic, businesses continue to find ways to adapt and to comply with new pricing restrictions. Some of these changes relate to additional costs that businesses may...more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - February 2021 #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 for our clients and friends....more

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Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - February 2021 #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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