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The Pink Tax: A Litigation and Legislation Update
We previously reported on an emerging legislative and litigation trend relating to the “pink tax” – a gender-based pricing phenomenon that allegedly results in higher prices for goods and services marketed towards…
Ad Law Access Podcast: Guidance for Retailers
As retailers have shifted to online and ship to store/ship from store sales, we’ve been getting a variety of questions from our retailing clients. On the latest episode of the Ad Law Access Podcast, Advertising and…
The Pink Tax: Discrimination or Actual Differentiation?
At the end of 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo released the 10 th proposal of his 2020 State of the State Agenda, which aims to eliminate the so-called “pink tax,” a gender-based pricing phenomenon that allegedly…
More Regulators Focus on Price Comparisons
Yesterday, the Virginia Attorney General announced that it reached a settlement with Hobby Lobby over the retailer’s price comparisons. According to the press release, Hobby Lobby advertised discounts compared to…
Kohl’s Kicks Putative Class Action Suit Alleging Deceptive Sale Prices
On February 1, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a consumer class action alleging that Kohl’s Department Stores advertises false sale prices. The plaintiff in Mulder v. Kohl’s…