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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Debate erupts over creating separate FTC tech bureau
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...
Qualcomm case: A prelude to more interagency clashes?
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...
Rules, privacy, money dominate FTC congressional hearings
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons was channeling Oliver Twist.
Contact lens rulemaking slog approaching year four
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
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
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.