January 19, 2017
The decision of Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to leave the agency on Feb. 10 after leading it for nearly four years means that for the first time in the agency’s more than 100-year history, it will be operating with just two commissioners and three open seats.
January 19, 2017
Look for some major changes at the Federal Trade Commission when President-elect Donald Trump puts his stamp on the agency with key appointments and congressional Republicans move to make changes...
January 19, 2017
There’s a growing expectation among consumer protection and antitrust practitioners that as the Trump administration settles in, state attorneys general will be gearing up to be even more...
January 19, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission continues to take interest in tech companies that have sprung up on the margins of consumer lending, a recent court action against a California-based provider of online...
January 19, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission has taken strong action against companies that violate users’ privacy but outgoing Chairwoman Edith Ramirez is still worried.
January 19, 2017
One night when Terrell McSweeny was a kid, her babysitter brought over a Betamax cassette of an “unusual” movie starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow and Jeff Goldblum. In the years since, she has...
January 19, 2017
A new administration is setting up shop with a high priority on finding ways to increase well-paying manufacturing jobs. It might want to look to Germany for some antitrust ideas.
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