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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Senate Democrats pummel FTC Nominee Joshua Wright
Most recent Senate confirmation hearings for FTC commissioners have been practically lovefests, but it was more like a 10-round boxing match for outspoken George Mason University law professor...
Rising number of cross-border codes of conduct draw cheers—and caveats
When FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez kicked off a recent forum about the need to protect consumers doing business across national borders, she used the example of the online extravaganza known as...
FTC:WATCH Special Report: UBS trial, part V: Payoffs and death threats
Taking money from U.S. taxpayers was standard operating procedure, hardly worth trying to hide, at major investment banks, including Swiss-owned bank UBS, according to an FTC:WATCH analysis of...
St. Marys Hospital merger part of a national trend
The November 29 announcement of a deal to purchase St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey, was the latest chapter in a consolidation story with local and national repercussions. St. Mary’s...
Attorneys General Update
DOJ, AG take on Big Apple tour buses
Merger Update: Delta Airlines, Virgin
News of a strategic alliance between Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways momentarily interrupted debates in Washington, D.C. over the looming fiscal crisis.