Patent reform measure could move early this year
January 30, 2015
Like perennially frustrated fans of the beleaguered Chicago Cubs, supporters of patent reform who were upset by last year’s failure to pass a bill said “wait till next year.’’
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Dollar-store reviews show advantages, pitfalls to FTC's new economic analysis method
January 30, 2015
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Data breach legislation appears to be gaining momentum
January 30, 2015
An unusual sound can be heard on Capitol Hill these days. Amid the cacophony of partisan potshots, there is talk of a real chance that data breach legislation can win passage and enactment this year.
GMU’s Henry Manne blazed path in legal analysis
January 30, 2015
The conventional wisdom never held much appeal for Henry Manne.
FTC turns a new page in using comic books to fight fraud
January 30, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission is turning to comic books—graphic novels—to provide tips on fighting fraud to Spanish-speaking consumers, who are especially vulnerable to scammers.
San Jose still pressing to end baseball’s antitrust exemption
January 30, 2015
Major League Baseball officials couldn’t resist doing a little chest thumping recently in response to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that dismissed the City of San...
Neil Averitt commentary: Stormy seas for the ocean shipping conferences
January 30, 2015
The traditional ocean-shipping cartels are back in the news again, but this time it may be their swan song.
FTC Briefs
- Game-maker settles with FTC over product’s brain claims
- FTC sues debt collector over deceptive practices
- Marketer of weight-loss product featured on Dr. Oz settles with FTC
- FTC updates credit-report study
- Tracfone pays $40 million for deceptive ad allegations
- FTC extends comment period on used-car rule
- HSR merger reporting threshold rises
- FTC seeks comments on labeling rules
- Court rules Dish liable for sales calls; Dish fires at FTC
- Albertsons-Safeway merger approved
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In this Issue:
- Dollar-store reviews show advantages, pitfalls to FTC's new economic analysis method
- Data breach legislation appears to be gaining momentum
- Patent reform measure could move early this year
- GMU’s Henry Manne blazed path in legal analysis
- FTC turns a new page in using comic books to fight fraud
- San Jose still pressing to end baseball’s antitrust exemption
- Neil Averitt commentary: Stormy seas for the ocean shipping conferences
- California AG would focus on consumer protection in Senate
- Divided FTC warns of risks from interconnected devices
- LabMD, battling FTC, takes on data security firm, too
- DOJ collects more than $1.86 billion in fines in FY 2014
- Massachusetts AG expresses concerns about Partners settlement
- FTC, Treasury call ‘high alert’ on tax identity fraud
- DOJ, FTC to hold health-care competition workshop
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