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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After LabMD scores big victory, will the FTC appeal?
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...
Dialogue intensifies over the merits of mergers
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...
FTC or DOJ: Congress weighing which agency would enforce gag clause ban
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?
DOJ honors Judge Diane Wood with Sherman Award
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
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
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FTC BRIEFS
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