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5 Feb 2021, 12:59 pm
On February 2, 2021, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting obligations (and the mandatory waiting period) under... [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 2:03 pm
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, will host a roundtable in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2013, to discuss how to empower and protect consumers from scammers with the advent of healthcare marketplaces opening this fall under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
10 Oct 2024, 6:00 am
On October 9, 2024, both the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of 50 state attorneys general issued announcements that they had reached settlement agreements with Marriott International, Inc. and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC over a multi-year series of data breaches impacting hundreds of millions of individuals.Continue Reading › [read post]
18 Dec 2024, 10:00 pm
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division have announced the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (the Collaboration Guidelines). [read post]
16 Jan 2025, 7:04 am
Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 10:00 pm
The Federal Trade Commission recently finalized a long-discussed update to its cybersecurity Safeguards Rule that includes more specific criteria for what financial institutions must implement as part of their information security programs. [read post]
27 Jan 2022, 10:00 pm
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled charges brought against Fashion Nova, LLC (Fashion Nova) under Section 5(a) of the FTC Act for failure to publish negative product reviews on its website. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 6:36 am
On May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) requested public comment on a petition for rulemaking it received from six national consumer advocate groups regarding “yo-yo sales,” a term the groups use to refer to motor vehicle sale transactions where credit terms or other deal terms are changed post-purchase and delivery of the vehicle because of a financing contingency. [read post]
25 Feb 2019, 1:06 pm
On February 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual threshold adjustments for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (15 U.S.C. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 11:17 am
The National Law Journal this morning observed the American Bar Association and Federal Trade Commission "tangling again" --this time, over regulations aimed at mortgage fraud. [read post]
14 Feb 2024, 10:00 pm
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reached two settlements in actions against data brokers concerning their use of consumer location data and banning them from collecting, using, or selling consumer location data without consent. [read post]
29 Sep 2021, 10:00 pm
According to recent guidance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), providers of health apps and connected devices that collect consumers’ health information must comply with the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule, 16 CFR Part 318, and therefore are required to notify consumers and others when their health data is breached. [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 10:56 am
The Federal Trade Commission just posted a strong reminder on their Consumer Advice page: If you get a letter from an alleged law firm claiming you are the beneficiary of large piles of money, to be split between the law firm, you and some charities – but you must keep it a SECRET – it ... [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 9:04 am
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] against Qualcomm [corporate website] in the District Court for the Northern District of California [official website] on Tuesday, claiming the company monopolized a semiconductor device used in cellphones. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 1:14 pm
Lawmakers examining the Federal Trade Commission’s recommendation for a “do not track” mechanism to restrict the monitoring of Internet users said that they supported stricter safeguards for consumer privacy, but raised questions on how the system would work. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 6:48 pm
The Federal Trade Commission said it will review the marketing and delivery of mobile applications that charge users for products and services, such as through Apple’s iTunes store. [read post]
18 Jun 2011, 2:11 pm
Microsoft has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy the Internet phone service Skype, the Federal Trade Commission said in a website posting. [read post]
11 Jun 2003, 11:01 am
The Greenville News reports that University of South Carolina law professor Robin Fretwell Wilson testified before the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday that the medical community must do more to ensure that patients are informed and give consent before [read post]
13 Apr 2004, 4:40 pm
In Tuesday's regulations news, the Federal Trade Commission has voted to enact a rule that requires all sexually oriented material to include the warning "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT" in the subject line. [read post]
11 Aug 2012, 9:03 am
[corporate website] on Thursday agreed to pay a record fine [press release] of $22.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official website] after being charged with misrepresenting Apple Inc.'s Safari [corporate website] internet browser. [read post]
