Maydeen Merino

September 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

"It's not uncommon that a defamation suit is brought, not necessarily because the plaintiff expects to take it to trial, but instead, because they want to make a public announcement that what was said about them is wrong," said Lyrissa Lidsky, a University of Florida law professor.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We've fallen down on our duty as a regulator, not to be precise," said Securities and Exhange Commission member Hester Peirce.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

"If you look at not just the number of wins but the significance of the wins in terms of how we're actually advancing the law, I'm pretty thrilled with the progress we've already made," Lina Khan said.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Millions of Americans with diabetes need insulin to survive, yet for many of these vulnerable patients, their insulin drug costs have skyrocketed over the past decade thanks in part to powerful PBMs and their greed," said Rahul Rao, deputy director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition.

By Maydeen Merino

6 minute read

September 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"While lucrative for the companies, these surveillance practices can endanger people's privacy, threaten their freedoms, and expose them to a host of harms, from identify theft to stalking," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We have the tools that we have," said Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

September 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We're going to see a lot more enforcement by the FTC specifically because this rule now provides a path for them to seek monetary remedies, which they haven't had," said Kathleen Benway, a partner at Alston & Bird.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This change in this reorientation has happened against a backdrop of a very organic sense that something was not working, that we were not adequately preserving competition across these markets," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I fear that as the line blurs between expertise and advocacy, we risk losing expertise altogether," said Jonathan Kanter, the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust chief.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

"If you have a noncompete in any circumstance that is fast and broad, not tailored to the circumstances at issue and has some lengthy time period, then you're at risk in all of those circumstances," said Jess Krannich, a partner at Wilson Sonsini.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read