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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.
On May 19, 2021, the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
announced a consent judgement, following a suit against a landlord
who had evicted tenants during the state s eviction moratorium.
The Governor s Executive Order 20-79 provided an exception to
the general eviction prohibition, namely landlords who needed a
property for themselves or a family member could evict tenants. The
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Below is this week s congressional update by
BakerHostetler s Federal Policy team. We ll continue
to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress hold floor
votes.
HEADLINES The Senate will begin consideration of a
comprehensive bill aiming to bolster U.S. competitiveness
with China. The House agenda focuses on U.S. Capitol security,
including the establishment of a 9/11-style commission on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on
the Capitol. The White House faces a potentially crucial week on
multiple fronts: internationally with Gaza City escalating into full-scale war,
In
Pittsburgh Logistics Sys, Inc. v. Beemac
Trucking, LLC, No. 31 WAP 2019, 2021 Pa. LEXIS 1853 (Apr.
29, 2021), the Pennsylvania s Supreme Court concluded that a
no-hire provision in an agreement between two companies was not per
se unlawful; however, the Court ultimately concluded that this
particular restriction was unenforceable as an unreasonable
restraint on trade because it was too broad and because it would
harm parties not to the contract.
No-Hire Provision
The dispute centered on a contract between Pittsburgh Logistics
Systems, Inc. (PLS), a logistics provider that arranges for the
shipping of its customers freight, and Beemac Trucking
(Beemac), a shipping company that did non-exclusive business with
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Over a year ago, states of emergency were declared across the
country. Such emergency declarations are often the trigger for
state pricing restrictions. Tracking the start and end of the
emergency declarations is essential for interpreting the pricing
restrictions they impose. For instance, in Oklahoma, the pricing
restrictions remain in place throughout the duration of the
emergency, and extend for 30 days after the state of emergency has
terminated. Proskauer s Price Gouging Coast to Coast Reference
Guide has been updated to reflect new states of emergency dates and
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The US Supreme Court ruled last week that the Federal Trade
Commission doesn t have the authority to seek equitable
monetary relief in federal court under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act
in
The text of Section 13(b) expressly allows the Commission to
seek injunctive relief (temporary restraining orders or preliminary
injunctions in aid of administrative proceedings, as well as
permanent injunctions in proper cases ), but is silent
on whether the agency can also seek equitable monetary relief.
Nonetheless, courts for years have ordered consumer redress,