FTC or DOJ: Congress weighing which agency would enforce gag clause ban
November 17, 2015
Should the Federal Trade Commission or the Justice Department see to it that companies don’t force consumers to agree to not post negative product reviews?
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After LabMD scores big victory, will the FTC appeal?
November 17, 2015
The recent emphatic ruling that dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s data security case against LabMD, a medical testing company, leaves a number of questions for the agency, from whether to appeal the decision to what went wrong.
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Dialogue intensifies over the merits of mergers
November 17, 2015
The whirlwind of mergers that has put this year on pace to be a record-setter—with an explosion of mega-transactions that top $10 billion—has triggered a jump in academic writings that question the...
DOJ honors Judge Diane Wood with Sherman Award
November 17, 2015
In the summer of 1974, a University of Texas law student working as a summer associate at the law firm Covington & Burling was assigned to a project on international antitrust. That project would...
Debate erupts over effectiveness of FTC in enforcing Safe Harbor agreement
November 17, 2015
As US and European negotiators work on hammering out a new deal to govern transatlantic data transfers, a debate has erupted over the Federal Trade Commission’s effectiveness in ensuring that...
Ramirez urges stronger privacy moves by FTC and businesses
November 17, 2015
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Neil Averitt commentary: The not-so-covert war on the FTC’s administrative process
November 17, 2015
In the past year or two you may have noticed an unusual number of challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s system of administrative law. We are not talking about limited challenges to...
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- FTC officials urge South Carolina to expand autonomy for nurse practitioners
- Change in Robinson-Patman interpretation on FTC agenda
- FTC seeks to block West Virginia hospital merger
- Schools targeting veterans come under government scrutiny
- First coordinated federal and state initiative takes aim at deceptive debt collection practices
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- After LabMD scores big victory, will the FTC appeal?
- Dialogue intensifies over the merits of mergers
- FTC or DOJ: Congress weighing which agency would enforce gag clause ban
- DOJ honors Judge Diane Wood with Sherman Award
- Debate erupts over effectiveness of FTC in enforcing Safe Harbor agreement
- Ramirez urges stronger privacy moves by FTC and businesses
- Neil Averitt commentary: The not-so-covert war on the FTC’s administrative process
- Market definition a key in DOJ suit against United-Delta Newark deal
- An uptick in FTC interest over data brokers, lead generation
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