Maydeen Merino

August 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

Agency regulation and enforcement of a law banning price gouging would be "resource-intensive work that has a very uncertain capacity to deliver a good result," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Our economy is so concentrated, competition has lessened, consumers are frustrated," said Phil Weiser. "The AGs are responding."

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

"It's time for a new era where fans, venues, and artists are not taken advantage of by big corporations that run the world of live events," said New York Attorney General Letitia James.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

August 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

The agency's jurisdiction is limited to companies that operate for profit. In the health care industry, many medical faciilites are organized as not-for-profit entities and, thus, not subject to the FTC's rule.

By Maydeen Merino

5 minute read

August 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

Regulation of "forever chemicals" is "an issue that's not going to go away for industry and will have to be dealt with," said attorney Gerald Higdon.

By Maydeen Merino

5 minute read

August 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Without those guidelines, you're kind of left scratching your head in terms of what would be acceptable to the agencies," said antitrust attorney Michelle Mantine.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

August 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This case is not about climate change or environmental policy; it is about protecting investors," the agency stated in a brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I don't think it's going to improve or change [the government's] strategy with something like Facebook or Amazon, where they're really struggling to establish market dominance," said University of Pennsylvania law professor Herbert Hovenkamp.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We've seen a lot of action from the FTC on privacy recently, and COPPA [the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act] is one of the areas where they have the clearest authority," said Eric Null, of the Center for Democracy & Technology.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Importantly, the court also finds that Google has exercised its monopoly power by offering supracompetitive prices for general search text ads. That conduct has allowed Google to earn monopoly profits," wrote U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta of Washington, D.C.

By Steve Lash and Maydeen Merino

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