News & Analysis as of

Administrative Procedure Act FTC Act Statutory Authority

BakerHostetler

FTC Files Brief Fully Supporting Its Click-to-Cancel Rule

BakerHostetler on

Just prior to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) publication of its Click-to-Cancel Rule (the Rule) – which we wrote about in depth here – in the Federal Register, several trade associations filed petitions...more

Venable LLP

FTC's "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Challenged by Industry in the Eighth Circuit

Venable LLP on

Last week, a security services company and several trade groups filed their merits brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) newly adopted Negative Option Rule,...more

Stevens & Lee

FTC Files Opening Brief in Noncompete Rule Appeal

Stevens & Lee on

On Jan. 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) filed its opening brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ryan LLC et.al. v. Federal Trade Commission, the case in which the plaintiffs are...more

Perkins Coie

Texas District Court Upends FTC Noncompete Rule

Perkins Coie on

In the case of Ryan LLC v. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order with “nationwide effect” on August 20,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Court Blocks FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

On August 20, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan, LLC et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and found the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Court Declares Non-Competes Back in Business

Jenner & Block on

On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in Ryan LLC et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, granted Ryan LLC and the US Chamber of Commerce’s motion for summary judgment and barred...more

DarrowEverett LLP

What Texas Court’s Decision on Non-Competes Means for Businesses

DarrowEverett LLP on

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ambitious attempt to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements (with limited exceptions) has hit a significant legal roadblock. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Texas Federal Court Sets Aside FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, Halting It From Taking Effect on September 4, 2024

On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 3:24-cv-00986-E (N.D. Tex.), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs and ordered the...more

Stevens & Lee

Headed to the Finish Line – The FTC’s Noncompete Rule

Stevens & Lee on

On July 23, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge (E.D. Pa) denied the request of ATS Tree Services, LLC (ATS).[1], a tree care company operating in Eastern Pennsylvania, for issuance of a stay of the Sept. 4,...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide