Maydeen Merino is a regulatory reporter, covering the DOJ, FTC, SEC and EPA. She can be reached at [email protected].
April 12, 2024 | National Law Journal
Companies Need Users' Affirmative OK to Share Sensitive Data, FTC Chair Says"Unless companies are affirmatively getting permission from users to sell the sensitive data or share this sensitive data, they can't as a default matter do that," said Lina Khan.
By Maydeen Merino
3 minute read
April 11, 2024 | National Law Journal
FTC Urges Congress to Increase Agency's Enforcement Authority on Consumer ProtectionIn its report to lawmakers, the FTC criticized the Supreme Court's AMG Capital Management LLC v. FTC decision that the agency lacks authority to seek monetary remedies of restitution or disgorgement.
By Maydeen Merino
5 minute read
April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
GOP Lawmakers Seek to Block SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule Via Legislation If Not Litigation"When you hear Democrats accuse Republicans of being 'anti-science,' they are proving our point that this rule is about the left's climate-policy agenda, not simply standardizing disclosures," said House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina.
By Maydeen Merino
4 minute read
April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
EPA Sets New Drinking Water Standards to Reduce PFAS Exposure"This action will prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of serious illnesses." EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
By Maydeen Merino
3 minute read
April 08, 2024 | National Law Journal
US Agencies Vow Collaboration to Protect Marketplace Competition"The whole of government approach is an incredibly coherent and sophisticated way to think about competition policy," said U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter.
By Maydeen Merino
4 minute read
April 05, 2024 | National Law Journal
SEC Pauses Climate Disclosure Rule Amid Legal Challenges"[T]he Commission will continue vigorously defending the Final Rules' validity in court and looks forward to expeditious resolution of the litigation," the SEC said.
By Maydeen Merino
3 minute read
April 04, 2024 | National Law Journal
Republicans Holyoak, Ferguson Join FTC, Restoring Full Five-Member CommissionSince mid-2023, the FTC has operated with only three commissioners, all Democrats: the chair, Lina Khan; Rebecca Kelly Slaughter; and Alvaro Bedoya.
By Maydeen Merino
3 minute read
April 03, 2024 | National Law Journal
SEC Enforcement Chief Defends Crypto Actions as 'Consistent,' 'Principled'"[E]very lawyer here knows what the test is to determine whether a crypto asset was offered and sold as an investment contract, and therefore a security: It's the Howey test," said Gurbir Grewal.
By Maydeen Merino
3 minute read
April 02, 2024 | National Law Journal
SEC Lacks 'Genuine Engagement' With Public, Commissioner Peirce Says"The commission should think about each rule proposal as an opportunity to foster a public discussion with the goal of developing the best solution to a carefully identified problem," Hester Peirce said at "SEC Speaks 2024."
By Maydeen Merino
4 minute read
April 01, 2024 | National Law Journal
FTC Can Seek Monetary Relief From Government, Business Impersonators Under New RuleThe regulation, which went into effect Monday, marks the agency's latest effort to combat the illicit billion-dollar-a-year business.
By Maydeen Merino
3 minute read
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