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.
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
DOJ, AG take on Big Apple tour buses
News of a strategic alliance between Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways momentarily interrupted debates in Washington, D.C. over the looming fiscal crisis.