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Flexing the Agency’s Muscles: What FTC Notice of Penalty Offenses Really Means for Advertisers
Over the last ten days, 700 companies and 70 for-profit colleges received notice of the FTC’s intent to pursue civil penalties under Section 5(m)(1)(b), if these companies and colleges engage in certain conduct…
With Partisan Tensions Running High, House Passes Legislation to Strengthen FTC’s 13(b) Enforcement Authority
On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, to clarify the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement authority under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. H.R. 2668,…
Not All the Spaghetti Sticks: Post-AMG Court Rejects FTC 13(b) Statute Switch
The week started badly for the FTC when the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed its antitrust complaint against Facebook (as well as a similar case brought by the attorneys general of 46…
Acting Chair Rebecca Slaughter and Chamber of Commerce Spar Over a New 13(b)
Recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce published a letter to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Congressional Committee currently working on draft language for a new Section 13(b) of the FTC…