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The Federal Trade Commission utilizes a number of remedial theories when attempting to hold a bad actor liable for the actions of a third party. One such theory is known as “means and instrumentalities” liability, where a...more
In a rare course correction, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reopened and vacated its 2024 consent order against Rytr LLC, a generative AI-powered company. The unusual move reflects a significant strategic reset of how...more
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection issued 13 warning letters to rental housing management software providers focused on the display of the total advertised price of their properties. ...more
The FTC is keeping its focus on the rental housing market. Just a week after the FTC and the State of Colorado settled their lawsuit against an institutional apartment operator over fee disclosures, the FTC sent letters to...more
Generative artificial intelligence is moving from experimental pilot projects into enterprise-wide deployment at an unprecedented pace. Yet as companies accelerate adoption, regulatory bodies in the United States and abroad...more
In her remarks at this year’s ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference, Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) emphasized three areas where the agency is focusing its consumer protection...more
In April of last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to implement its final rule prohibiting non-compete agreements in the workplace. The rule, as a practical matter, eliminated the patchwork of non-compete...more
On September 25, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced it had reached a settlement with Amazon.com, Inc. and two company executives, resolving allegations that the company’s enrollment and cancellation processes for...more
Healthcare employers and the staffing firms who serve them should take note: federal authorities recently announced they will specifically target the use of noncompetes and other restrictive covenants in the healthcare space....more
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday announced a bombshell $2.5 billion settlement in its lawsuit with Amazon regarding what the FTC alleged were unfair practices relating to Amazon’s Prime subscription product; this...more
In a sweeping 84-page complaint, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—joined by seven state attorneys general—has filed suit against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster, alleging a years-long scheme of deceptive...more
Chris Mufarrige, the director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, spoke last week at the National Advertising Division’s Annual Conference in Washington, providing further insight into how the FTC is thinking about...more
Laboring in the shadow of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) since 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has been an important component of Federal law enforcement efforts to ensure that the nation’s...more
On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took steps to formally end its efforts to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, agreeing to vacate the Non-Compete Clause Rule and dismiss all pending...more
On September 5, the FTC ended the nearly 18-month legal purgatory for the agency’s Non-Compete Clause Rule, voting to withdraw its appeal of a Texas District Court’s decision setting aside the Rule, and accede to the Rule’s...more
On August 25, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Air AI, alleging the company and its owners made overblown claims about the availability and capabilities of its artificial intelligence (AI) tools to...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has increased its campaign against businesses that impose unreasonable barriers to consumer cancellation of memberships and subscriptions. Recent actions demonstrate the agency’s intent to...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) non-compete rule may be effectively dead, but the agency’s focus on non-compete agreements is very much alive. In February, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched a Joint Labor Task Force...more
The FTC’s letters highlight the commission’s concern that tech companies may adopt content moderation or data security policies that, while designed to meet foreign legal requirements, could impermissibly infringe upon U.S....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint in the Central District of California against Fitness International, LLC and Fitness & Sports Clubs, LLC (together, LA Fitness), alleging unfair and deceptive practices...more
On July 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew significant new use rules (SNURs) proposed under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemicals derived from waste plastic...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team examines how the FTC continues to actively pursue companies with allegedly complicated cancellation practices by relying on existing legal authority despite setbacks to the Click-to-Cancel...more
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with NextMed parent company Southern Health Solutions, Inc., in response to allegations that the telemedicine platform offered deceptive claims and fake...more
On July 8, 2025, less than a week before the “click-to-cancel” rule would have gone into effect, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down the proposed rule (Custom Communications, Inc. v. Federal...more
On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”), which was previously scheduled to take effect on May 14, 2025, and later...more