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Florida Federal Court Rejects FCC Ruling on Autodialed Collection Calls to Cell Phones

by John L. Culhane, Jr., Mark J. Furletti, Alan S. Kaplinsky, Jeremy T. Rosenblum, Christopher J. Willis | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/14/2013

A Florida federal court has rejected the Federal Communication Commission's 2008 ruling that by providing a wireless number to a creditor on a credit application, a consumer has given "prior express consent" as required by...more

Pending Bill Would Expand FTC Powers Over Drug Patent Settlements and Alter the Legal Test

by Irene Ayzenberg-Lyman, MIke Cowie, George Gordan | Dechert LLP on 2/14/2013

Key Points: - This month several U.S. Senators introduced the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act. There is no similar bill pending in the U.S. House. - The Act revives legislative efforts to wipe out the...more

FTC Announces New HSR Reporting Thresholds for 2013

by Martin Brinkley, Miranda Miller | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 1/24/2013

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”) requires parties to transactions meeting certain size thresholds to make notification filings with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of...more

FTC Announces 2013 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Revisions

by John Dierking | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its annual revision to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after February...more

FTC Sues DISH Network for Violating ‘Do-Not-Call’ Rules in Telemarketing

by Jeff Ifrah on 9/11/2012

The FTC recently sued satellite television service operator DISH Network in federal district court in Illinois for violations of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Act. The agency claims DISH violated...more

Shaking Up the Settlement Process: FTC Reconsiders Whether Companies Can Deny Wrongdoing While Settling Privacy Violation Claims

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 8/27/2012

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced settlements of cases brought against Google and Facebook for alleged privacy violations. The Google settlement drew headlines for being the largest fine ever assessed...more

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