Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Remedies, Finance & Banking

FTC: Data Brokers That Compile Tenant Data May Be Covered by FCRA

by Jeff Ifrah on 5/6/2013

On April 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release that marks yet another step in its continuing trend of actions involving data brokers and data providers. As we have noted in earlier blog posts, the...more

Visa/MasterCard Interchange Fee Litigation – May 28, 2013 Deadline to Respond to Class Action Settlement Agreement

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/15/2013

All entities that accept Visa- or MasterCard-branded credit and/or debit cards must decide, on or before May 28, 2013, how to respond to the settlement agreement with Visa and MasterCard on behalf of a class covering...more

FTC Sends FCRA Warning to Providers of Rental Histories

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/11/2013

The Federal Trade Commission continues to keep Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) enforcement at the forefront of its activities, as shown by its recent warnings to operators of six websites that provide information about...more

"UK’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Proceeds with Private Competition Action Reforms"

by Patrick Heneghan, David Kavanagh, James Keyte, Gary MacDonald, Tiffany Rider, Ingrid Vandenborre | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/28/2013

The U.K.’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has issued a ‘government response’ or plan for reform indicating that the government will move forward with a number of substantial changes to the U.K.’s...more

FTC Order Against Fraudulent Payment Processor Joins Growing List of Regulatory Actions Involving Third Party Service Providers

by Brian J. Hurh | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/20/2013

Following on the heels of significant regulatory actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC against regulated companies and their third-party service providers, the Federal Trade...more

Advertising News & Analysis - March 14, 2013

by Ellen Traupman Berge, Thomas Gilbertsen, Maggie Grace, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Jonathan L. Pompan | Venable LLP on 3/18/2013

In this issue: - FTC’s .com Disclosures: New Media Still Subject to Old Rules - Paper, Plastic...or Mobile? FTC Issues Report on Mobile Payments - Why So Negative on Negative Option? - Cy Pres...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds that Net Revenue, Not Profits, Should Determine Damages in FTC Deceptive Marketing Case

by Michael Rosensaft, Allison Wuertz | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/31/2013

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a judgment against three individual defendants finding that the district court correctly used net revenue to calculate damages. Defendant-appellants were...more

FTC and States Target “Cardholder Services” Robocalls

by BuckleySandler LLP on 11/14/2012

On November 1, the FTC announced that courts have granted temporary restraining orders in five cases in which the FTC alleged that the defendants placed automated calls to consumers to make allegedly deceptive “no-risk”...more

Ninth Circuit Find Defendant in Violation of FTC Consent Decree and Affirms District Court's Contempt Order

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/12/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding that defendant had violated a consent decree entered into with the Federal Trade Commission in which defendant had agreed to clearly and...more

Visa and MasterCard Enter into Memorandum of Settlement in Credit Card Interchange Antitrust Litigation

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/19/2012

On Friday, July 13, 2012, the parties announced they settled the lawsuit known as In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:05-md-01720-JG-JO, pending in the United States...more

Credit Interchange Settlement: The Impact on Selected Future Transactions

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/17/2012

Much has been and will be written about the Memorandum of Understanding, filed on July 13, 2012, that sets out the parties’ binding obligation to enter into a class settlement agreement in the long-pending interchange fee...more

Liberalizations Decree: Main Relevant Changes and Powers of the Italian Competition Authority

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/23/2012

The main developments in antitrust are: 1. Merger Control (Art. 5-bis); From 1 January 2013: The Italian merger control thresholds will be cumulative and no longer alternative (i.e. the combined...more

FTC Holder Rule opinion may guide CFPB

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/17/2012

On May 3, the Federal Trade Commission issued an advisory opinion interpretating its Holder Rule (officially titled the Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses). The Holder Rule...more

Advertising News & Analysis - May 10, 2012

by Venable LLP on 5/11/2012

In this issue: - When Ads Feature “Real” People, It Pays To Keep FTC Guidelines In Mind - NAD Says Disclosure May Not Always Remedy Apples to Oranges Comparison - FTC Holds Workshop On Mobile Payments -...more

More Consumers Suing Over Debt Collection Harassment

by Lawyers.com on 5/4/2012

Debtors and their attorneys in California have contributed over the last seven years to a fivefold increase in lawsuits alleging illegal debt collection practices, according to an analysis recently published by the Sacramento...more

Can Internet-Based Membership Programs Be Illegal Pyramid Schemes?

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/13/2012

In a decision that could have substantial implications for many Internet-based businesses, on March 14, 2012, a federal court in California enjoined the operation of a web-based promoter of websites and provider of digital...more

Debt Collectors Punished for Making Death Threats

by Lawyers.com on 3/28/2012

The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement this month with two debt collectors who were accused of abusive and over-the-top practices, including threatening to rape a debtor’s mother, kill the family dog and desecrate...more

The FTC Staff Report on “40 Years of Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act” Illuminates Areas of Potential Class Action...

by Littler on 12/14/2011

Table of Contents: I. INTRODUCTION 1; II. BACKGROUND FOR THE FTC STAFF REPORT 2; III. SUMMARY OF FCRA OBLIGATIONS ON EMPLOYERS THAT USE CONSUMER REPORTS FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES 2; IV. SUMMARY OF FCRA REMEDIES 4; V. THE...more

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