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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 commissioners — on a 3-2 party-line vote — said the agency lacks the authority.
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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.
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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 territories relating to a 2017 data breach that affected about 147 million people.
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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.
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Late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens pushed for strong, though sometimes restrained, antitrust enforcement during his time as a lawyer and jurist.
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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 for years about hidden fees, was conspicuously absent.
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Privacy law has reached the awkward years of adolescence. It now offers several specific enforcement programs and boasts a great number of cases, but not yet a clear overall sense of what defines it or how it fits in with the Federal Trade Commission Act as a whole.
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As the second half of 2019 begins, FTCWatch counts 15 big deals that have garnered “second requests”— eight from the Federal Trade Commission and seven from the Department of Justice. Our list in December noted seven such large deals.
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Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Roger Alford will leave his post on July 26, FTCWatch has learned. He is returning to academia.
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Do companies need to have monopolistic control over the repair of their products to protect public safety or does that practice unnecessarily hurt consumers?
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The Department of Justice is threatening to upend a vital regulatory relationship with its decision to wade further into the fight between its sister agency, the Federal Trade Commission, and US chipmaker Qualcomm.
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Facebook agreed to pay out $5 billion to settle a privacy investigation with the Federal Trade Commission, multiple press outlets have reported, an outcome dividing commissioners yet again along party lines.
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The Department of Justice, with a move to offer more lenient treatment to antitrust law violators, has solidified its view of companies — and especially their compliance teams — as being closer to partners than targets. Broadly speaking, the agency seems eager to let companies off the hook if they operate in good faith when they discover wrongdoing.
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Lewis takes helm at Public Knowledge
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Aug. 11 — The Federal Trade Commission is holding a workshop on “Inside the Game: Unlocking the Consumer Issues Surrounding Loot Boxes.” It will take place at the Constitution Center in Washington, DC. For more details, go to: https://www.ftc.gov.
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