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Drip Pricing
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All About Advertising Law
Court Allows FTC Drip Pricing Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster to Proceed
By Leonard L. Gordon, Margaret Ulle
Last month, a federal court in California denied Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s motion to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit challenging several aspects of their ticketing practices, including their display…
SDNY Blog
Judge Buchwald: Online Staffing Agency’s “Drip Pricing” Model of Adding Service Fees at Check Out Is Not Deceptive
On Friday, Judge Buchwald dismissed a proposed class action against online staffing agency Fiverr, an online platform connecting freelance service providers to customers. Three individuals alleged that Fiverr’s presentation of…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
CMA Ramps Up Drip Pricing Enforcement With Investigations Into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic, and RED Driving School
By Jackie Holland, Ricardo Zimbron, Anjali Iyer, Mieka Loubser
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Wednesday that it has opened three new consumer protection investigations into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic, and RED Driving School over concerns that…
Bright Law Blog
Unfair trading practices ban passed by Parliament
The Australian Parliament has passed the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Act 2026 (Cth), to amend the Australian Consumer Law by banning unfair trading practices and subscription traps…
Regulatory Oversight
New Jersey Signals Focus on ‘Junk Fees’ Regulation and Enforcement
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
In June, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General (AG) Jennifer Davenport announced a new statewide initiative on “junk fees.” With this announcement, New Jersey joins other states that…
The Data Advisor
CMA Drives On with New Consumer Protection Powers: CMA Secures Consumer Refunds and Issues Fines over Drip Pricing
By Deirdre Carroll, Andrew Morrison, Tom Evans, Hedi Thlibi
On April 15, 2026, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a Final Infringement Notice to two major UK driving-school businesses owned by British motoring association, the AA. The notice—which was…
Duane Morris London
Driving away drip pricing: How a £3 booking fee turned into a £5 million fine
By Oliver Kent
Today, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) ordered the AA, which owns both AA Driving School and BSM Driving School, to refund more than 80,000 learner drivers over £760,000, and…
Global Arbitration News
Drip Pricing Class Action Stayed in Favour of Arbitration
By David Gadsden, Christina Doria, Brendan O'Grady
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision to stay a proposed competition class action against Uber Eats in favour of mandatory arbitration. Factual Background In Lin…
Global Class & Collective Actions
Canada: Drip Pricing Class Action Stayed in Favour of Arbitration
By David Gadsden, Christina Doria, Brendan O'Grady
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision to stay a proposed competition class action against Uber Eats in favour of mandatory arbitration. Background In Lin v…
Regulatory Oversight
Massachusetts AG Campbell Releases Business Guidance on “Junk Fee” and Auto-Renewal Regulations
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Namrata Kang
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell has issued guidelines to help businesses comply with the recently enacted consumer protection regulations, prohibiting "junk fees" and providing consumers with greater transparency…