A “clear” message to industry
May 31, 2011
With a mobile forensic laboratory and mobile technology experts now on staff, the Commission has boosted its arsenal to combat violations of consumer privacy on mobile devices.
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Unprecedented limitations or unchecked power?
May 31, 2011
A contentious political hearing left many unanswered questions about oversight of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”).
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Poor prognosis: anticompetitive bill?
May 31, 2011
“I strongly object to the Federal Trade Commission’s interference in our legislative process with its irresponsible, inflammatory and inaccurate attack on Senate Bill 8. The federal government...
FTC to Lone Star State: Relax nursing regs
May 31, 2011
Proposed bills in the Texas state government may increase the availability of health care services to consumers, driving down costs and increasing innovation.
Regulating a cold brew: FTC advice to Massachusetts
May 31, 2011
To promote competition in the malt beverage industry, FTC staff has encouraged Massachusetts state legislators to reject a proposed law that would increase unnecessary regulations on brewers and...
Parsing words
May 31, 2011
The FTC has weighed in on the meaning of language in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) of 1991, responding to the Federal Communications Commission’s April 4 call for public comments.
Fuel label merger?
May 31, 2011
FTC’s alternative fuel labels may consolidate with fuel labels from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”).
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- Unprecedented limitations or unchecked power?
- Poor prognosis: anticompetitive bill?
- A “clear” message to industry
- FTC to Lone Star State: Relax nursing regs
- Regulating a cold brew: FTC advice to Massachusetts
- Parsing words
- Fuel label merger?
- Drug scarcity fears
- European antitrust: unannounced raids on container shipping line industry
- European antitrust: Standard & Poors charges resolved
- Rental car competitors to unite?
- Car dealers comply with Rule
- Anticompetitive broiler deal? Justice sues chicken company
- Transaction declined: government seeks injunction of VeriFone Systems, Inc.'s purchase of Hypercom
- Tax-time trouble?
- Banks for sale
- Texas docs settle price-fix claim
- All that glitters: investment operation halted
- FTC targets “free trials”
- No fun and games