United States of America: Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Instacart over alleged deceptive and unfair practices pertaining to subscription membership services (Case 3:25-cv-10783)

Progress

Current status
in force
18 Dec 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

18 Dec 2025
in force

Federal Trade Commission entered into settlement order with Instacart requiring payment of USD 60 million over deceptive practices pertaining to subscription membership services

On 18 December 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a stipulated order with Maplebear (Instacart), requiring the company to pay USD 60 million for consumer redress, resolving allegations of deceptive and unfair practices under Secti…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court