FTCWatch
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April 23, 2024
Calendar
May 21 — Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan are among the speakers at the American Economic Liberties Project’s Anti-Monopoly Summit 2024. For more information, go to: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/americaneconomiclibertiesproject.
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April 23, 2024
House panel passes bill to transfer FTC’s competition powers to DOJ
The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted 16-7 to advance a bill that would eliminate the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition and transfer the agency’s antitrust powers to the Department of Justice.
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April 23, 2024
Neil Averitt commentary: ABA hallway chatter turns to Trump, AI, populist antitrust
The American Bar Association’s antitrust spring meeting offered a full buffet of papers and panels. Over its three days, there were 80 formal discussions, most of them with five listed speakers. But all this wasn’t enough to fully cover the topics.
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April 23, 2024
DOJ expands procurement collusion strike force
The Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force is adding four national partners.
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April 23, 2024
Cerebral to pay $7 million to settle privacy violations
Telehealth firm Cerebral agreed to pay $7.1 million for disclosing consumers’ personal data for ad purposes and failing to honor its easy cancellation promises.
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April 23, 2024
FTC finalizes order with data broker X-Mode
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order barring data broker X-Mode and its successor Outlogic from sharing or selling sensitive location data.
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April 23, 2024
Winners of voice-cloning competition to split $35,000 prize
The Federal Trade Commission announced the winners of its voice-cloning competition. Three of the top submissions will split $35,000 in prize money.
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April 23, 2024
Tech group says FTC policies harm entrepreneurs, venture capital
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust program came under fire as hundreds in the tech sector and policy wonks gathered in Washington, DC, for the Consumer Technology Association’s annual Patriot’s Dinner.
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April 23, 2024
Privacy Corner: Unique name pushed IAPP’s DC director to pursue privacy policy
Any online reference to Cobun Zweifel-Keegan automatically leads people to the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ website. That’s where he’s listed as the managing director of the Washington, DC, office.
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April 23, 2024
On the Shelf: Breyer’s balancing act
The conservatives who dominate the Supreme Court rely heavily on textualism and originalism to rationalize their jurisprudence. This approach has frustrated liberal justices who’ve had trouble articulating a concrete legal philosophy that non-lawyers can grasp.
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April 23, 2024
FTC continues crusade against bad data practices
Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and two agency lawyers emphasized their work against practices that improperly expose consumer data during appearances at a global privacy summit.
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April 23, 2024
Khan, allies highlight historical roots of FTC’s antitrust agenda
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said while the agency has been uncompromising in its antitrust enforcement, it’s keeping with the spirit of the law and following in the steps of past enforcers.
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April 23, 2024
People
Rackow jumps to Clifford Chance
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April 02, 2024
Holyoak considers controversial House staffer for attorney advisor post
Melissa Holyoak, who commenced her term as a Republican Federal Trade Commissioner, has started filling out her team of advisors with three appointments, but there is another potential hire that has got people talking at the agency.
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April 02, 2024
Calendar
April 24 — The Federal Trade Commission is holding a virtual hearing on the proposal to eliminate junk fees. It will be held at 11 a.m. and presided over by Administrative Law Judge Jay L. Himes. For more information, go to: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events#top.
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April 02, 2024
Himes brings wealth of antitrust expertise to FTC as new ALJ
The Federal Trade Commission has brought on Jay Himes as an administrative law judge to handle the recent surge in proceedings. According to peers, Himes is perfect for the job. His name is respected in the antitrust field, and he lets little get between him and his work.
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April 02, 2024
Antitrust agencies back Copyright Office’s renewal of right-to-repair exemptions
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice submitted comments to the Copyright Office to advocate for regulations that would facilitate consumers’ and businesses’ right to repair their own products.
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April 02, 2024
Teva’s inhaler patent should be delisted, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing that drugmaker Teva has improperly listed patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s Orange Book and urged the court to order those listings removed.
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April 02, 2024
Cross-border fraudsters targeted in US, Canadian initiative
US and Canadian agencies have teamed up to combat cross-border fraud by bolstering public awareness.
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April 02, 2024
Presidential meddling in DOJ’s antitrust work has been problematic
If he wins the White House again, former President Donald Trump wants to exercise more control over the Department of Justice. Past presidents who have tried have run into trouble.
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April 02, 2024
Big grocery retailers face mounting legal, congressional scrutiny
The next steps following the Federal Trade Commission’s report on rising grocery prices will occur in the courtroom and possibly on Capitol Hill.
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April 02, 2024
On the Shelf: Taking on America’s grocery barons
Everyone needs to eat, so their wallets are vastly affected by the monopolistic practices in the food industry. A new book offers a series of liberal prescriptions to remedy these problems.
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April 02, 2024
Apple can attack market definition, evidence in monopoly suit
Apple has several available lines of defense as it confronts US government charges of illegal monopolization of smartphones.
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April 02, 2024
Examining the current state of bigness
The recent antitrust case against Apple relies partly on a long-standing premise, big is often bad. But the views of bigness in competition enforcement have ebbed and flowed.
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April 02, 2024
Dole, Chiquita call off fresh-vegetables deal over DOJ concerns
Dole and Chiquita Holdings have agreed to end their $293 million cash deal, under which Chiquita’s Fresh Express would buy Dole’s Fresh Vegetables division, because of competition hurdles with the Department of Justice.