The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled enforcement actions against four companies accused of misleading consumers about their participation in the European Union-United States Privacy Shield framework, which...more
10/11/2018
/ Consent Order ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
International Data Transfers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Registration Requirement ,
Section 5 ,
Self-Certification ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In a closely watched data-security case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated as unenforceable a cease and desist order issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against LabMD, Inc. According to...more
6/12/2018
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
LabMD ,
Lack of Specificity ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Reversal ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Vacated
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The FTC is raising the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for certain violations from $16,000 to $40,000.
For HSR Act violations, where penalties may be imposed for each day the person is in...more
7/1/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices