Federal Trade Commission Blocks Staples, Office Depot Merger
Summary: The number one and two office supply companies are attempting to merge, but the Federal Trade Commission has filed…
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Four Cancer Charities Are a Scam
Summary: Four charities that allegedly donated all of its proceeds to helping cancer patients actually kept nearly all of the…
Revenge Porn May Soon be Stopped
Summary: A new ruling by the FTC aims to better protect consumers from revenge porn tactics. Many men and women…
Facebook Sued by Privacy Watchdog for Secret Experiment
A formal complaint was filed with the Federal Trade Commission by a privacy watchdog group claiming Facebook broke the law…
Federal Trade Commission Accuses T-Mobile of Cheating Their Customers
While the Federal Trade Commission has brought a fair share of suits against phone companies who cheat their customers, their…
Federal Investigators Probe Herbalife
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Herbalife Ltd., according to a report by Bloomberg News, to answer the question…
“Muscle Building Shoe” Class Action Lawsuit Settled
Though it may come as no surprise that a specific type of shoes will not, in fact, lead to weight…
Google Investigation from FTC Concludes Without Punishment
A 20-month antitrust probe has come to an end by Google so it can avoid a possible legal battle with…
Warner Section to be Fined by FTC
A segment of Warner Music Group Corp. could be fined $1 million by the Federal Trade Commission for violating a…
FTC Proposes New Legislation to Protect Against Targeted Advertising
In a report released Monday entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change,” the Federal Trade Commission is…
Nationally Recognized Advertising Attorney Joins Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
In recent days, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP announced that nationally recognized advertising attorney Edward F. Glynn, Jr. joined the…
Eckert Seamans Adds Two Members to Washington, D.C. Office
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, announced in recent days that James C. Falvey and Allen Bachman have joined the…