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2025 has been the Year of the TCPA Class Action with filings more than doubling from last year. And for those wondering how fast a TCPA class action can turn up, one need only ask Fashion Nova. Fashion Nova, which Wikipedia...more
On April 11, 2025, a class-action lawsuit was filed accusing online fashion retailer Revolve Group Inc. of violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the Unfair...more
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
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
On April 23, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the country’s largest egg producer, which sells brands like Egg-Land’s Best and Land O’ Lakes, of raising the price of a dozen eggs by 300%. See Texas v. Cal-Maine Foods...more
The Gap, Inc. recently settled a class action lawsuit alleging that the retailer employed a misleading pricing scheme in The Gap and Banana Republic outlets and factory stores. The plaintiffs claimed that the company, which...more
Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more
In two recent cases decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Court held that consumers cannot make out claims under Massachusetts’ Consumer Protection Act, M.G.L. c. 93A, where the only claimed...more
Over the past several years, there has been a rise in class action lawsuits against retailers for allegedly deceptive price comparison advertising. Many of these lawsuits have alleged that retailers advertised “phantom”...more
In the face of a growing number of lawsuits against retailers for deceptive sales, advertising and pricing practices, a California court recently affirmed dismissal of a consumer’s false advertising lawsuit against The Gap,...more
A wave of recent putative class action cases alleging violations of federal pricing guidelines and the consumer protection laws of various states is having a major impact on the retail sector. ...more
Retailer Liability Under the Florida Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act - Florida retailers have long been part of products liability litigation based on their position in the chain of distribution. But retailers now...more
Over the past two years, class actions have been filed against nearly every major retailer challenging various sales and pricing practices. Many of these have focused on outlet stores (sometimes called “factory” stores)....more
“Was that retail ‘bargain’ you received really a bargain?” That is the question being asked by a recent spate of lawsuits filed against prominent retailers. Most of these actions have been brought as private party class...more
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits retailers from engaging in “unfair or deceptive acts or practices.” Courts consider an advertisement, whether in-store, or on-line, to be deceptive where a retailer: (1)...more
With the 2016 holiday shopping season in full swing, the risk of litigation heightens for retailers. We created our own version of a “holiday list” to identify the top-10 risk areas where retailers may be vulnerable to claims...more
Earlier this year, consumers filed class action lawsuits against retailers Zulily and Burberry in federal court in New York alleging unfair and deceptive sales practices in connection with their respective marketing of...more
Major retailers recently have faced a spate of class-action complaints alleging that they have engaged in misrepresentations and false advertising through the deceptive use of a marketing strategy known as “price anchoring,”...more
A recent class certification decision in California involving challenges to a retailer’s price comparison advertisements should prompt retailers to carefully evaluate their sale advertising practices. Whether comparing to...more