Sep 07, 2023 Another Day, Another Decision Interpreting Section 19 of the FTC Act By Alexandra Megaris Len Gordon The Seventh Circuit has once again weighed in on the scope of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) remedial authority. The case, FTC v....
Dec 09, 2022 Spoliation and Failure to Disclose: What Gets Swept Under the Rug in FTC Investigations Lands in a Dangerous Pit By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris Michael Munoz Once a company or individual learns they are a target of a Federal Trade Commission investigation, they need to quickly make a series of...
Aug 11, 2022 FTC Joins Forces with NLRB to Further Its Gig Economy and Worker Protection Agenda By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris We recently discussed the various ways in which the Federal Trade Commission is focusing on worker protections in the gig economy. Though...
May 23, 2022 FTC Approves Request for Public Comment on Updates to Endorsements and Testimonials Guides By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris The Federal Trade Commission’s May 2022 open meeting, Alvaro Bedoya’s first since being sworn in as the agency’s fifth commissioner on...
May 10, 2022 Latest CFPB Lawsuit Sheds Light on Digital Dark Patterns By Alexandra Megaris Len Gordon A lawsuit filed by the CFPB last week against a national credit reporting agency provides some insight into the types of website features...
Nov 10, 2021 FTC’s Notice of Penalty Offenses: What Do They Mean for You? By Ellen Berge Eric Berman Alexandra Megaris Melissa Steinman Shahin Rothermel +2 more... Show less The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued Notices of Penalty Offenses regarding for-profit education, endorsements and...
Oct 13, 2021 FTC Invokes Penalty Offense Authority to Crack Down on For-Profit Education Industry By Len Gordon Ellen Berge Jonathan Pompan Alexandra Megaris +1 more... Show less In the latest example of its creative use of different enforcement tools to obtain monetary relief in the wake of the Supreme Court’s AMG...
Jul 06, 2021 FTC Holds First Open Meeting in 20 Years By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris There’s a new sheriff – er, chairwoman – in town over at the FTC, and she’s planning to shake things up. During the Commission’s first...