Com. Wright pushing hard to rein in Section 5

(January 2, 2014) -- Joshua D. Wright is just ending his first year as FTC Commissioner, but the youthful academic already is proving to be anything but reticent. He is on something of a crusade to change – and rein in – what he sees as the Commission’s expansive and ill-defined approach to its authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The views of the newest commissioner are on a collision course with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, who does not agree that more clarity is needed on Section 5 cases....

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