Republican Senators Grassley, Wicker question FTC’s refugee work
September 21, 2021
Two Republican senators have asked the Federal Trade Commission to explain how deploying staff to assist in the care of unaccompanied minors benefits the agency.
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Partisan tensions escalate at FTC, but usual comity remains intact
September 21, 2021
Even though Republican commissioners have complained about being cut out of the information flow at the Federal Trade Commission, the five-member panel can still behave in public.
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As pandemic persists, companies can still collaborate, new memo says
September 21, 2021
For companies authorized to work together in response to the Covid-19 pandemic under the Defense Production Act, immunity from antitrust prosecution is a perk.
On the Shelf: An insightful and engaging take on a paradoxical mogul
September 21, 2021
Winston Churchill famously described the Soviet Union as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” If the British prime minister were alive today and following Big Tech, he might well use...
Dietary supplement companies warned over unproven diabetes treatments
September 21, 2021
Ten dietary supplement companies are in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration for branding their products as treatments for diabetes. The agencies warned...
Neil Averitt commentary: Mounting workload presents obvious challenges, hidden opportunities
September 21, 2021
The to-do lists at the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice are long and getting longer. So new shortcuts and time-management techniques will be useful — both for the antitrust...
Feds continue crackdown on crypto pyramid schemes
September 21, 2021
Consumers victimized by a Bitcoin chain referral program are receiving refunds from the Federal Trade Commission after it shut down the perpetrators. But similar crypto pyramid schemes continue to...
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In this Issue:
- Partisan tensions escalate at FTC, but usual comity remains intact
- As pandemic persists, companies can still collaborate, new memo says
- Republican Senators Grassley, Wicker question FTC’s refugee work
- On the Shelf: An insightful and engaging take on a paradoxical mogul
- Dietary supplement companies warned over unproven diabetes treatments
- Neil Averitt commentary: Mounting workload presents obvious challenges, hidden opportunities
- Feds continue crackdown on crypto pyramid schemes
- Georgetown Law privacy specialist Bedoya tapped as fifth FTC commissioner
- Apple weighs options after qualified US court victory over Epic Games
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