10/13/2026 4:56:32 PM A Recent SDNY Decision Sets Up a First Amendment Test for Personalized Pricing Laws By Peter Devlin A recent decision from the Southern District of New York signals that personalized pricing (often called surveillance pricing) laws face...
10/8/2026 4:14:08 PM Optional Fee, Mandatory Problem: “Junk Fee” Class Actions Don’t need a Drip-Pricing Violation Anymore By Regina Gerhardt California’s Honest Pricing Law (SB 478) was supposed to settle the junk fee question. Since July 2, 2024, businesses have had to...
7/15/2026 6:48:18 PM Washington's Courts and Legislature Are Pushing Back Against The Surge of Deceptive Email Subject Line Litigation By Caren Decter Washington state has seen a surge of class action lawsuits under its Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA), ch. 19.190 RCW, following the...
7/7/2026 2:55:49 AM Northern District of California Allows False Advertising Claims Against Hobby Lobby to Proceed By Regina Gerhardt California continues to serve as a hotbed for reference-pricing and false discount litigation. In a recent decision, Loza v. Hobby Lobby...
6/15/2026 10:15:42 PM Big Claims, Little Kids: Recent SDNY Decision Highlights Risks in Advertising By Regina Gerhardt A recent decision out of the Southern District of New York provides a textbook analysis of how courts evaluate advertising claims under...
6/11/2026 4:09:16 PM Email Subject Line Litigation: Washington’s CEMA Isn’t the Only Game in Town By Peter Devlin If you send marketing emails, you’re probably already aware of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (“CEMA”). Since the Washington...