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27 Jan 2017, 1:36 pm
On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for determining whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 11:15 am
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) files an amicus brief asking an appeals court to reconsider an antitrust case against pharmaceutical companies who paid generic manufacturers to drop their patent disputes; the U.S. [read post]
29 Nov 2023, 9:00 am
A recent case shows defendants are taking things into their own hands and not waiting for the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to conclude its announced rulemaking on the subject or for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) to rule on the NLRB General Counsel’s stated position that nearly all noncompetes ... [read post]
16 Apr 2009, 1:53 pm
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will publish a Federal Register notice of a proposed rule that requires that consumers be notified when the security of their electronic health information is breached (the "Proposed Rule").The Proposed Rule is a first step in the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009's (the "Act") breach notification requirement. [read post]
10 May 2012, 2:13 pm
According to the Financial Times, the Federal Trade Commission has begun collecting information from at least one large Facebook rival as part of the probe. [read post]
23 Mar 2004, 7:12 pm
The DOJ, along with the Federal Trade Commission, announced the end of an identity theft scheme which used emails to falsely lead people to believe it was part of PayPal or America Online, Inc. in order to obtain credits card numbers. [read post]
28 May 2008, 1:25 pm
The organization, Stanford Group Co., cited moves by the state legislatures in New York and Connecticut to ensure consumers' privacy online; the Federal Trade Commission's call for industry self-regulation; and complaints by lawmakers as signs that the advertising model may face some controls.Read the article: Reuters [read post]
30 Jan 2007, 10:05 am
The Federal Trade Commission said Sony BMG agreed to allow consumers to exchange the CDs embedded with the DRM through June 31 and to reimburse consumers up to $150 to repair any damage caused by the software.Read the article: internetnews.com [read post]
23 Jan 2023, 10:00 pm
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 23 that it will increase the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional filing thresholds, which, along with the new HSR Act filing fee thresholds contemplated by the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, will go into effect 30 days after the pending publication in the Federal Register , which is expected in the upcoming days. [read post]
28 Jan 2013, 3:15 pm
Fortune Hi Tech Marketing (FHTM), a multi-level marketing company I’ve reported on previously (and was interviewed about) was shut down today by the Federal Trade Commission. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 11:04 am
"Appeals Court Struggles With 'Red Flags Rule'": At "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," David Ingram has a post today that begins, "A federal appeals court in Washington wrangled today with the definitions of 'credit' and 'any person' as it tried to determine whether the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority in regulating the legal profession. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 6:45 pm
Committee Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a five-page letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz calling for “serious scrutiny” of Google’s business practices. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 9:04 am
Contrary to the occasional round of emails you might receive, cell phone directories are not going to be released to telemarketers in the near future.For more information, read the press release from the Federal Trade Commission at [www.ftc.gov].The Do Not Call registry is located at [https:]. [read post]
14 Feb 2007, 8:15 am
Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, a nonprofit group that focuses on communications law, said the Federal Trade Commission should also require more disclosure from telephone and cable companies about the Internet access speeds they promise to deliver to consumers.Read the article: Wired News [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 12:34 pm
Natural grocer Whole Foods filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the regulator violated its due process rights in a dispute over its acquisition of rival Wild Oats. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 1:14 pm
The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New ... [read post]
5 Mar 2011, 10:33 am
In a paean to deregulation, a group of top telecommunication companies and trade associations sent a letter to the White House, complaining that the Federal Communications Commission isn’t doing enough to reduce federal rules. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 6:47 am
Last week, the Biden Administration released a “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights” (Blueprint), which sets forth five principles intended to “create a shared baseline for fairness for renters in the housing market” and directs various federal agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to take various actions to further those principles. [read post]
17 Jul 2018, 7:00 am
In a letter sent Thursday to Joseph Simons, chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission, Sens. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 8:21 am
By: Carl Barnes Thresholds for interlocking directorates increased as of January 27 2012, upon publication of the new thresholds by Federal Trade Commission in the Federal Register. [read post]
