Ryan, LLC v. FTC, Case No. 3:24cv986, filed in the District Court for the Northern District of Texas Both lawsuits seek to have the FTC ruling invalidated. The courts will ultimately decide whether to stay enforcement of the FTC ruling while the litigation proceeds. How the ban may ...
The FTC An important enforcement agency in the U.S. is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Its authority to regulate on behalf of consumer protections comes from The Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), which has broad jurisdiction over commercial entities under its authority to prevent unfai...
Future of the FTC RuleWhile the current ruling prevents the FTC rule from taking effect, it does not mean the rule is permanently shelved. The FTC is expected to appeal the decision, which will likely move to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and potentially to the U.S....
We begin this week’s edition with speculation about a possible shift in Supreme Court practice that may launch scrutiny of Supreme Court relists from its current tidal eddy of obscurity into . . . well, a slightly larger but equally obscure eddy. One swallow does not a summer make, but ...
What industries fall under FTC jurisdiction? FTC jurisdiction tends to cover areas where consumers are spending large amounts of money. Some industries that fall under the jurisdiction of the FTC, and thus can participate in the Safe Harbor, include food, energy, healthcare, computer technology co...
What Price Patents? The Lundbeck (EU Commission) and FTC v Actavis (US Supreme Court) Reverse Payment CasesFiona CarlinEdward W. BatchelorThomas (Tom) A. DoyleLee K. Van Voorhis
In 1998, the U.S. District Court ruled that Microsoft was an illegal monopoly.3It had a controlling position as the operating system for personal computers and used this to intimidate a supplier, chipmaker Intel. It also forced computer makers to withhold superior technology. The government order...
Targeted Advertising as Part of a “Pay or Consent” Business Model: On July 4, 2023, the European Court of Justice ruled the personalized advertising with which an online social network finances its activity cannot, in the absence of the d...
Effective Monday, April 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announcednew rulesthat allow the agency to bring scammers to federal court to recover stolen funds and impose harsher penalties. The proposed rules target businesses that knowingly provide services or tools to run impersonation scam...
In This Article What Is a Debt Lawsuit? How Does the Lawsuit Start? What Happens When You’re Sued by a Debt Collector? Is it Possible to Settle a Debt After Receiving a Summons? What to Do If You’re Sued by a Debt Collector What Happens When the Collection Case Goes to Court How...