Baer named for top antitrust slot
February 16, 2012
If William J. Baer makes it through the torturous Senate nominee-approval process and takes his seat as head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, those who know him expect the former...
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Career prosecutors urge DOJ officials to drop plan to shutter offices
February 16, 2012
More criminals who have rooked taxpayers will escape prosecution if the political appointees who run the Justice Department prevail in their plan to shut down the department’s regional criminal antitrust offices, according to an internal letter to top agency officials obtained by FTC:WATCH.
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Cordray takes a stroll into the lion’s den
February 16, 2012
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray revealed a great deal about his leadership style when he held his agency’s first field hearing in Birmingham, Alabama, last month....
Brill to data brokers: Watch out
February 16, 2012
Companies that collect and sell online consumer data were the targets of particularly pointed remarks by FTC Commissioner Julie Brill in a recent speech, signaling that the entities can continue to...
Public comments not friendly on Facebook
February 16, 2012
Even as Facebook prepares for its $5 billion initial public offering, there are signs that the social networking giant is losing, not making, friends. Some of its business practices seem to be...
Employee anti-poaching bans: A tough case for defendants
February 16, 2012
Silicon Valley companies defending themselves against a private court case alleging that they violated antitrust laws by conspiring not to poach each other’s employees may have a steep hill to...
Retailers tangle with credit-card issuers again
February 16, 2012
If 5 million retailers win the latest lawsuit against Visa, MasterCard and 13 large banks, it could make their previous $3 billion settlement with the credit card issuers look like a stingy tip on...
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In this Issue:
- Career prosecutors urge DOJ officials to drop plan to shutter offices
- Cordray takes a stroll into the lion’s den
- Baer named for top antitrust slot
- Brill to data brokers: Watch out
- Public comments not friendly on Facebook
- Employee anti-poaching bans: A tough case for defendants
- Retailers tangle with credit-card issuers again
- Express Scripts, Medco
- Bully pulpit
- CFPB BRIEFS: Budget hearing
- CFPB BRIEFS: Non-bank regulation
- EU investigating patent issue
- PEOPLE
- CORRECTION, PLEASE