July 16, 2012
To stir passions without choosing Presidential candidates, just ask pet owners about the cost of medicine for dogs, cats and other domestic critters. That helps explain the Fairness to Pet Owners Act (HR-1406) now moving at a snail’s pace through Congress with bi-partisan sponsorship and a purpose nearly as American as apple pie. It’s estimated that 62 percent of households in the U.S. have pets and spend close to $7 billion on medications.
July 16, 2012
When Gene Kimmelman took a high post in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, he had to do an about-face. After years as a tenacious advocate and sometimes-bomb-thrower for consumers rights,...
July 16, 2012
Amid Congressional hearings about new kinds of financial abuses targeting soldiers and reducing their combat effectiveness, some military advocates are recommending that the FTC be given a bigger...
July 16, 2012
As more people begin to use mobile devices for their daily financial transactions, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit recently explored whether...
July 16, 2012
Consumers worldwide have greatly benefited from the rapid growth of the global wireless telecommunications (“smartphone”) industry in recent years. Smartphones make email, entertainment,...
July 16, 2012
August 3—FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will participate in the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting to discuss “Privacy Law in 2012: Where We Are and Where We Are Going,” from 8:30 a.m. to 10...
In this Issue: