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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€51.5mTotal of monetary amounts
€51.5mLargest single case: Maplebear Inc. (Instacart)
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1 case

13 Jan 2026 Maplebear Inc. (Instacart)Instacart pays 60 million USD in FTC settlement over "free delivery" with mandatory fees USAMisleading advertising and pricing €51.5m

According to the FTC, Instacart advertised free delivery but charged mandatory service fees of up to 15 %, promised a "100 % satisfaction guarantee" without providing full refunds and did not sufficiently point out the subsequent charges for trial subscriptions. Under the settlement, the company is paying 60 million USD for refunds and must discontinue the practices complained of.

What organisations can take from it

Anyone advertising something as "free" must not add a mandatory fee elsewhere.

Relevance to training and awareness

Price advertising and disclosure of fees in marketing

Authority / court
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Section 5 FTC Act; Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA)
Action
Disgorgement of profits
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Published
18 Dec 2025

Original amount 60,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Jan 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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