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By Federal Newswire | Jul 1, 2024
The Commission will hold a closed meeting on July 1, 2024, at 11:00 AM EDT via Zoom to consider a nonpublic law enforcement matter. The decision to close the meeting was unanimous, with a vote of 5-0. The urgency of the matter necessitated consideration with less than seven days' notice to the public.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 1, 2024
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu issued a statement in response to Novant Health, Inc.'s decision to terminate its proposed acquisition of two hospitals from Community Health Systems.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 1, 2024
A U.S. district court in central Florida today unsealed a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint charging two related groups of defendants with defrauding consumers nationwide by enrolling them, without their knowledge, into continuity plans where they are shipped and charged repeatedly for personal care products that they did not agree to purchase.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 29, 2024
Chairman Mark Green of the House Homeland Security Committee stated that President Biden’s newest executive action on amnesty is a security threat and an "affront to the rule of law." Green made the statement in a press release on June 18.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 28, 2024
The Fireside Chat with FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, hosted by the ABA Antitrust Law Section of Young Lawyer Representatives, will take place on June 27, 2024. During the event, Chair Khan will discuss her background in antitrust law, her experience at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and offer advice for younger attorneys interested in pursuing careers in antitrust and consumer protection law.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 28, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has intervened in a student loan debt relief scheme that defrauded consumers of more than $20.3 million, marking its first enforcement under the Impersonation Rule. The scheme, which falsely claimed affiliations with the Department of Education, has been temporarily halted by a federal court, which also froze its assets at the FTC's request.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order banning software provider Avast from selling, disclosing, or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes. This action settles charges that the company and its subsidiaries sold such information despite promising that its products would protect consumers from online tracking. Avast is also required to pay $16.5 million, which is expected to be used to provide redress to consumers.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
Concluding a comprehensive multi-year review, the Federal Trade Commission today announced final updates to its Ophthalmic Practice Rules, known as the Eyeglass Rule, aimed at promoting competition and consumer choice.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2024
As a result of a Federal Trade Commission case, the operators of a sweepstakes scam that cost consumers millions have agreed to settlements that permanently ban them from operating sweepstakes or making claims to consumers about prizes they have won or may win.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale University will host the 17th Annual FTC Microeconomics Conference on November 14 and 15, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The event aims to gather scholars focused on antitrust, consumer protection, and public policy issues pertinent to the FTC’s mission. The conference will be held in person with a live stream available for remote viewers.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 21, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) law enforcement actions resulted in more than $324 million in refunds to consumers in 2023, the agency reported in its annual summary on refunds.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 20, 2024
Chairman Mark Green of the House Homeland Security Committee, along with Representatives Dan Bishop, August Pfluger, and Clay Higgins, stated that the illegal entrance of individuals on the terrorist watch list presents a "grave danger to national security." The Committee made this statement in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on June 18.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 20, 2024
The Commission will hold a closed meeting on June 20, 2024, to consider a nonpublic law enforcement matter. The meeting is scheduled for 12:30 PM EDT and will be conducted via Zoom.
By Bill Peacock | Jun 18, 2024
In recent years, the Biden Administration has made it a priority to attack the products and services Americans use and value most, pushing a politically motivated antitrust agenda that big is always bad, regardless of consumer preferences.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The Commission has issued a statement regarding its referral of a complaint against TikTok, the successor to Musical.ly, and its parent company ByteDance Ltd., to the Department of Justice. The Commission vote authorizing the issuance of the statement was 3-0-2, with Commissioners Ferguson and Holyoak recused.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has submitted a comment supporting a proposed rule by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding the disclosure of patent settlement agreements.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 17, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against Adobe and two of its executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for allegedly deceiving consumers by hiding early termination fees for its most popular subscription plan and making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
New Federal Trade Commission data reveals that government impersonation scammers are targeting consumers for payments in cash, with the amount of cash reported lost to these scams nearly doubling from 2022 to 2023.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 13, 2024
In March, the Federal Trade Commission hosted the inaugural Technology Forum by the International Competition Network (ICN) in Washington, D.C. The event gathered 21 competition agencies from countries including Brazil, Japan, South Africa, and Sweden.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 11, 2024
Chair Lina M. Khan will participate in a moderated conversation at the TechCrunch Strictly VC event in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2024. Videos of the event will be available the following day on TechCrunch's YouTube channel.
