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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Let’s consider lawyers: A new spin on state licensing rules
Since her elevation to acting chairman earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission’s Maureen Ohlhausen has championed the agency’s “economic liberty” initiative, which aims to encourage states...
McSweeny stresses FTC’s independence, need for vigorous enforcement
After having served in the majority since joining the Federal Trade Commission in 2014, Terrell McSweeny is now operating in unfamiliar territory as the only Democrat on the five-member commission,...
ABA attendees enjoy new venue while speculating about new administration
This year’s spring meeting of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section took place in a new venue that mostly got a thumbs-up from attendees. Their enthusiasm, however, was tempered by...
Lawyers see more policing of bargain pricing by states than feds
Companies that highlight prices for certain products as bargains are likely to face additional scrutiny from aggressive state enforcers and in private litigation rather than on the federal front,...
Prosecutor and jury: FTC’s court proceedings draw fierce debate
The one certainty about the Federal Trade Commission’s administrative litigation — so-called Part 3 — is that disagreements about its fairness will not end any time soon.
Utah’s Reyes talks about BYU and Berkeley, metaphors and munchies
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, a leading candidate to chair the Federal Trade Commission, learned about unintended legal liabilities as a law student at Berkeley, but not in a classroom.