The FTC Should Consider Ditching Antitrust Cases That Harm American Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission filed 2 Robinson-Patman suits at the end of the Biden Administration. RPA suits penalize ...
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FTC merger filing regulation takes effect
Health systems are hopeful legal and potential congressional challenges will overturn the regulation, which will increase costs tied to most filings.
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FTC's CARS Rule thrown out by appeals court
A key consumer protection measure, the Federal Trade Commission's CARS Rule, has been thrown out by a federal appeals court.
Federal Trade Commission’s Updates to the Health Breach Notification Rule Now In Effect
Over the past decade, there has been an immense increase in the popularity of health applications and connected health devices as more and more of consumers’ health information is shared online.
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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down FTC's Auto Retail Scam Rule: Key Implications for Dealers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 27, 2025, vacated the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Combating Auto Retail ...
'Incredibly Complicated'? Antitrust Litigators Identify Pros and Cons of Proposed One Agency Act
"It would be risky to try to consolidate antitrust enforcement over to one house," Sheppard Mullin partner John Carroll said of the One Agency Act bill that would merge the FTC's Bureau of Competition ...
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Opinion: I work at the Federal Trade Commission. I know what is killing local groceries.
This was done under a law called the Robinson-Patman Act. It was, at one point, the most frequently enforced antitrust law at the Federal Trade Commission. But starting in the 1980s, as part of a ...