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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Each week brings another weird story about a drone popping up someplace or another. In January, a federal government employee crash-landed a “micro-drone” on the White House lawn at 3 a.m.,...
The publication of an FTC:WATCH book chronicling the history of the Federal Trade Commission to coincide with the agency’s 100th anniversary will be celebrated at a March 16 reception.
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Federal Trade Commission member Joshua Wright criticized Chairwoman Edith Ramirez for not protecting its regulatory turf by taking issue with the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal on net...
A roomful of lawyers were treated to a lively abstract and concrete discussion on the enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission Act on Thursday, in a conference sponsored by BakerHostetler. The...