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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McSweeny questions whether abusive patent demand letters still a problem
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Neil Averitt commentary: The big inflection point appears to be at hand
Trends continue in regular and predictable ways. Until one day, they don’t. In just this way, the familiar, generation-long trend toward ever more lenient antitrust standards may be about to turn,...
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January 31-February 1 — FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust William Baer, FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen and FTC General Counsel Jonathan Neuchterlein are...
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Former FTC office head Elbein joins law firm
Ohlhausen: Steris-Synergy ruling should give FTC pause when considering potential competition cases
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FTC enforcement actions show data brokers can face regulatory liability for consumer information they sell to others
The following article first appeared on Jan. 20 on MLex. For more information on MLex, including getting access to its exclusive content, please contact sales@mlex.com.