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Maydeen Merino

Maydeen Merino

Maydeen Merino is a regulatory reporter, covering the DOJ, FTC, SEC and EPA. She can be reached at [email protected].

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July 07, 2023 | National Law Journal

FTC Suit Leads to Lifetime Ban for Operators of Alleged Telemarketing Scam

Court order memorializing settlement reduces $6.5 million judgment to $500,000.

By Maydeen Merino

2 minute read

July 06, 2023 | National Law Journal

Auto, Oil Groups Assail EPA's Proposed Vehicle Emission Standards, Seek More Time to Comment

Regulated industries call the EPA's proposed standards neither reasonable nor achievable.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

July 03, 2023 | National Law Journal

Biden Nominates 2 Republicans to Be FTC Commissioners

Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak, the solicitors general of Virginia and Utah, await Senate confirmation to the five-member, Democratic-led agency.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

June 30, 2023 | National Law Journal

FTC Proposes Ban on Companies Producing Fake Product Reviews

Agency continues to push forward on initiatives aimed at protecting consumers.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

June 29, 2023 | National Law Journal

FTC Chair Khan Has Misled Congress, House Committee Chiefs Say in Letter to Agency

The embattled FTC leader is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 16.

By Maydeen Merino

2 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Regulators' New Emphasis on How Mergers Affect Jobs Rattles Dealmakers

"The questions on labor markets in most cases seem misfocused and not something that should be, and that has not historically been, part of the standard merger review," said Deidre Johnson, counsel with Ropes & Gray.

By Chris O'Malley | Maydeen Merino

6 minute read

June 28, 2023 | National Law Journal

Publishers Clearing House Settles FTC's Claim of Misleading Consumers Through 'Dark Patterns'

The agency's $18.5 million settlement with PCH comes amid similar consumer-protection litigation against Amazon.

By Maydeen Merino

6 minute read

June 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Plan to Have New 'Waters of the United States' Definition by September

A new definition is necessary because the Supreme Court found the old one too broad in Sackett v. EPA last month.

By Maydeen Merino

2 minute read

June 26, 2023 | National Law Journal

Businesses Seek 'Flexibility' in FTC's Proposed Negative Option Rule Amendments

Agency says its proposal would "combat unfair or deceptive practices" targeting consumers who accept introductory offers.

By Maydeen Merino

5 minute read

June 23, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC Officials Defend Agency's Proposed Market Structure Rules Against GOP Attack

A House subcommittee chair decries SEC chief Gary Gensler's "unprecedented volume of proposed rulemaking."

By Maydeen Merino

5 minute read