FTCWatch
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April 28, 2026
People — Brill moves to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Former Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill has joined the Boston office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. The move represents a professional homecoming of sorts for Brill, who spent decades working in New England at the Vermont attorney general’s office.
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April 28, 2026
Calendar
June 4 — The American Antitrust Institute is hosting its 27th annual policy conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. For more information, go to: https://www.antitrustinstitute.org.
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April 28, 2026
Feds halt debt relief scammers targeting students
The Federal Trade Commission shut down an operation that lured student loan borrowers with bogus promises of debt relief. The scheme resulted in an $8.8 million loss for consumers.
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April 28, 2026
Antitrust agencies extend comment period for guidance on collaborations
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have extended the public comment period for considering guidance on collaborations among competitors, pushing the deadline from April 24 to May 21.
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April 28, 2026
FTC steps up enforcement of ‘Made in USA’ Labeling Rule
An electronic dartboard maker missed the mark when it came to “Made in the USA” claims on its advertisements, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in an April complaint, one of several the agency brought this month.
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April 28, 2026
Operator of timeshare exit scheme must pay $140 million
Christopher Carroll, a key operator of a timeshare exit scheme, must pay $140 million for allegedly defrauding consumers out of more than $90 million.
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April 28, 2026
FTC takes aim at food delivery app tactics
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public feedback over whether it should issue rules targeting grocery and restaurant delivery fees.
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April 28, 2026
Proposed housing ad rule gets mixed views
Enforcers, consumer groups and housing industry executives weighed in on the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to crack down on deceptive practices in rent advertising.
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April 28, 2026
House Republicans unveil new comprehensive privacy framework
House Republicans unveiled a new federal comprehensive privacy framework on Wednesday that would create one national standard for consumers across the US.
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April 28, 2026
Senate bill would boost FTC authority to return money from scams
The Senate Commerce Committee’s top Democrat found common ground at an oversight hearing with two Republican Federal Trade Commissioners on utilizing court action to return money to defrauded consumers through Section 13(b) of the FTC Act.
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April 28, 2026
On the Shelf: How mergers & acquisitions sometimes work
One factor many progressives want enforcers to consider when reviewing proposed mergers is their impact on employees.
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April 28, 2026
States turn tougher antitrust rhetoric into courtroom wins
Recent court wins in antitrust cases show that states’ more assertive enforcement rhetoric is translating into tangible results, while underscoring growing risks for deals such as the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
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April 28, 2026
Neil Averitt commentary: Don’t rule out divestiture in Live Nation case
A coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia won a resounding victory in their monopolization case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which promptly raises the question of what remedies the states might get. A divestiture of Ticketmaster remains a real possibility there, even though it has been frequently downplayed.
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April 28, 2026
Vetting of Paramount-Warner deal by US states likely to center on buyer power
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery can expect to be interrogated by state antitrust enforcers about how their merger will influence labor issues and content-buyer power within the film and TV entertainment sector.
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April 14, 2026
StubHub to pay $10 million in ticket-pricing settlement
StubHub must pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission claims of deceptively advertising ticket prices without clearly showing how much consumers would actually pay, including mandatory fees.
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April 14, 2026
Fuel executive sentenced for contract bid scam
A Florida judge sentenced Jasen Butler, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services, to 60 months in prison for a contract bid scheme, the Department of Justice announced.
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April 14, 2026
Legislation seeks transparency for AI foundation models
As concerns about trust in the artificial intelligence industry prevail, House lawmakers are seeking to increase transparency about the technology with the Federal Trade Commission playing a key role.
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April 14, 2026
Coalition eyes price discrimination law, expands lobbying efforts
A coalition of small businesses is ramping up pressure on the Trump administration to bring more cases under the Robinson-Patman Act.
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April 14, 2026
Privacy Corner: Consumer champions Vaca, Daffan launch new firm
Amid a rapid surge in scams, fraud and surveillance issues, former Federal Trade Commission attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan have launched their own firm, Vaca Daffan LLP. The duo will use their training as federal enforcers to help consumers in cases they get to choose.
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April 14, 2026
Nearly $16 billion lost to fraud in 2025, FTC senior official testifies
In congressional testimony, a Federal Trade Commission official shared alarming statistics — the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network database logged over $2 billion more in fraud losses than the prior year with almost half a million more fraud reports.
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April 14, 2026
Calendar
June 4 — The American Antitrust Institute is hosting its 27th annual policy conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. For more information, go to: https://www.antitrustinstitute.org/event/27th-annual-policy-conference/.
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April 14, 2026
People — Huppert, an antitrust veteran, joins Winston & Strawn
Matthew Huppert, a key player in antitrust litigation strategy and execution at the Department of Justice, is now a partner at Winston & Strawn.
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April 14, 2026
On The Shelf: A serious yet amusing take on the Supreme Court
Winston Churchill famously said Russia is a “riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”
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April 14, 2026
Executive order sharpens focus on ‘Made in America’ claims
Three weeks after the Supreme Court struck down an initial attempt by President Donald Trump to impose sweeping tariffs, the administration turned to executive action to bolster manufacturing in the US.
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April 14, 2026
Meador sees FTC as strong enforcer but not overly prescriptive
Federal Trade Commission member Mark Meador wants the agency to be a strong enforcer in protecting privacy, especially for children, but the agency has no plans to tell companies how to run their businesses.