Consumer Protection Law
Apr. 17, 2026
Honest Pricing Law spurs wave of 'drip pricing' lawsuits
Less than two years after taking effect, California's Honest Pricing Law is driving a surge in class actions over hidden fees, with courts beginning to shape how broadly the statute applies.
Less than two years after California's Honest Pricing Law went into effect, it's created an "explosion" of lawsuits against companies that use added fees in their pricing structures, according to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP partner Christine M. Reilly.
"I have been looking at this, and I would characterize it as a colossal attack on advertised pricing and any kind of mandatory fee that may be charged in connection with some type of purchase," Reil...
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