Rules, privacy, money dominate FTC congressional hearings
May 21, 2019
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons was channeling Oliver Twist.
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Debate erupts over creating separate FTC tech bureau
May 21, 2019
One of the first things Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons looked at after joining the agency was the chief technology officer job and whether a separate Bureau of Technology should be created.
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Qualcomm case: A prelude to more interagency clashes?
May 21, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission’s short, unsparing put-down of the Justice Department for its unprecedented intervention in the commission’s lawsuit against Qualcomm raises the question of whether...
Contact lens rulemaking slog approaching year four
May 21, 2019
How long does it take the Federal Trade Commission to implement basic compliance procedures for doctors selling contact lenses?
Online lenders in regulatory crosshairs over iffy practices
May 21, 2019
The website of online lender Everest Business Funding makes clear the types of small businesses it’s looking to fund: all of them.
Erxleben discusses memoir, recalls legal career highs, lows
May 21, 2019
At a time when Congress is debating whether the Federal Trade Commission should get more consumer protection power to protect privacy, William Erxleben sees history repeating itself.
Neil Averitt commentary: Crafting an effective report on a policy workshop
May 21, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission’s long series of policy hearings is drawing to a close, and attention is turning to preparation of a report on the conclusions to be drawn from them. This brings a...
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- Debate erupts over creating separate FTC tech bureau
- Qualcomm case: A prelude to more interagency clashes?
- Rules, privacy, money dominate FTC congressional hearings
- Contact lens rulemaking slog approaching year four
- Online lenders in regulatory crosshairs over iffy practices
- Erxleben discusses memoir, recalls legal career highs, lows
- Neil Averitt commentary: Crafting an effective report on a policy workshop
- Crowdfunding lawsuit over high-tech backpacks heads to court
- How do you solve a problem like monopolization?
- Apple app ruling may boost litigation, but near-term risk is low
- As states file new generic drug complaint, time is running out for DOJ
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