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 Surveillance Pricing Study Finds Personal Data Is Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices and Generate Higher Profits for Companies
On January 17, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the preliminary observations and findings from its ...
5th Court Of Appeals Kills FTC's CARS Rule
The Consumer Federation of America also issued a statement regarding the ruling: ...
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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.
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New FTC Chairman Signals Change
Andrew Ferguson officially took over as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on January 20, 2025. The former ...
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.
GOP Now Holds FTC Gavel, but Dems Signal They'll Be a Rowdy Minority
"He's just mad, and he shows it," University of Washington law professor Douglas Ross said of Democratic FTC commissioner ...
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FTC cracks down on ‘tricky’ auto-renewals
Trying to cancel a subscription service can be frustrating and difficult. But the FTC has implemented new rules to make it ...
FTC Workers Frustrated With Lina Khan After Union Deal Fizzles
Employees hoped for a long-term contract as Trump prepares a crackdown on federal unions and remote work. They got a ...
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Temper Sealy Garners FTC Nod on $5 Billion Mattress Firm Deal
Mattress Firm will operate under the Somnigroup International umbrella, the new name for the combined Tempur Sealy and ...
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FTC Finalizes Its First Updates to Children’s Privacy Rule Since 2013
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Final Rule amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection ...
Judge denies FTC's effort to block Tempur Sealy's $4B Mattress Firm acquisition (updated)
A federal judge in Houston denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked ...