LabMD litigation against FTC lingers
Although the Federal Trade Commission won its effort to quash a lawsuit over its probe of LabMD, the now-defunct medical laboratory is still trying to sue three agency employees.
The pushback on convenience, resort and junk fees
Unexpected, surreptitious fees in retail transactions — additions like “convenience fees” and “resort fees” — have proliferated wildly over the past 30 years. When they aren’t clearly disclosed at the start of a transaction, their omission can deceive consumers and distort the purchase decision....
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Court to condom-maker: Give it up
Fork it over, says the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Legislators question shuttering of regional Justice offices
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) delivered a public thrashing to Sharis Pozen, the Justice Department’s acting attorney general for antitrust, at a congressional oversight hearing last week, joining...
Is that Fido around your throat?
Is that fur on your jacket raccoon? Or is it dog?
More headaches ahead for Express Scripts-Medco
Like the proposed AT&T-T Mobile merger, the Express Scripts-Medco merger appears to be in deep trouble.
Antitrust regulators in US, EU investigating E-books
Several major participants in the electronic book industry, including Apple Inc., are facing a series of investigations domestically and internationally into whether they illegally restricted...
FTC: N.C. dental board blocked competition
The FTC has determined that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally thwarted competition by working to bar non-dentist providers of teeth-whitening products and services from...