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.
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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Combating unreasonable, unilateral drug price hikes is a big talking point on the presidential campaign trail. But when lawmakers asked the Federal Trade Commission about whether it could help, the...
T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of Sprint shines a harsh light on the dysfunction and politicization that is shaping the government’s analysis of important mergers, antitrust lawyers say.
Equifax has agreed to pay between $575 million and $700 million as part of a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and 50 US states and...
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Google after investigating YouTube for violating a federal privacy law protecting children, according to news reports.
Late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens pushed for strong, though sometimes restrained, antitrust enforcement during his time as a lawyer and jurist.
When Attorney General Karl Racine of the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against Marriott for posting allegedly deceptive room rates, the Federal Trade Commission, which has warned hotels...